faire la nique
\fɛʁ la nik\
The verdict
“faire la nique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire un signe de mépris à quelqu’un, le braver ou s’en moquer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-la-nique · faire la nique · French
faire la nique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faire la nique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ la nik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
faire la nique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ la nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire un signe de mépris à quelqu’un, le braver ou s’en moquer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faire la nique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faire la nique, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-A- -N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Faire un signe de mépris à quelqu’un, le braver ou s’en moquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire la nique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les clochers s’inclinaient sur le chemin creux pour le regarder passer, ils le montraient au doigt, lui faisaient la nique et lui tendaient par dérision leurs cadrans dont les aiguilles étaient perpendiculaires.
Le négrillon se bourre de bonbons en me faisant la nique.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.