fils de putain
\fis də py.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“fils 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de fils de pute.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fils de putain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fis də py.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fils de putain” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fils de putain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fis də py.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de fils de pute.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fils de putain, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fils de putain, spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -P-U-T-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de fils de pute.
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 putain”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-S- -D-E- -P-U-T-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fis 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.