fille de putain
\fij də py.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“fille de putain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme méprisable.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fille de putain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fij də py.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fille de putain” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fille de putain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fij də py.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme méprisable.".
fille de putain has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 fille de putain, spelled F-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -P-U-T-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Femme méprisable.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “fille de putain”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -P-U-T-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fij də py.tɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.