fils de chien
\fis də ʃjɛ̃\
The verdict
“fils de chien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expression de violent mépris équivalente à fils de pute, fils de bâtard, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fils de chien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fis də ʃjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fils de chien” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fils de chien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fis də ʃjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression de violent mépris équivalente à fils de pute, fils de bâtard, etc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fils de chien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fils de chien, spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -C-H-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Expression de violent mépris équivalente à fils de pute, fils de bâtard, etc.
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 “fils de chien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-S- -D-E- -C-H-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fis də ʃjɛ̃\ (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.