fermer sa gueule
\fɛʁ.me sa ɡœl\
The verdict
“fermer sa gueule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Se taire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fermer-sa-gueule · fermer sa gueule · French
fermer sa gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | fermer sa gueule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.me sa ɡœl\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fermer sa gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ.me sa ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Se taire.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fermer sa gueule, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fermer sa gueule, spelled F-E-R-M-E-R- -S-A- -G-U-E-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1ou Se taire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fermer sa gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils peuvent pas fermer leur gueule, ces bavards ? On ne s’entend plus !
L’inculpé, mécontent du ton de la plaidoirie, a demandé à son avocat de « fermer sa gueule », ce qui n’a évidemment pas arrangé les choses.
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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.