frotter les oreilles
The verdict
“frotter les oreilles” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corriger physiquement en donnant une claque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frotter-les-oreilles · frotter les oreilles · French
frotter les oreilles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 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 | frotter les oreilles |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frotter les oreilles » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frotter les oreilles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
frotter les oreilles has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frotter les oreilles, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -O-R-E-I-L-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Corriger physiquement en donnant une claque.
- 2Infliger une correction, faire de vifs reproches.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frotter les oreilles appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Allons, vous, vous rêvez, et bayez aux corneilles. Jour de Dieu! je saurai vous frotter les oreilles.
Je lui ai déjà un peu frotté les oreilles.
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.