jean-foutre
\ʒɑ̃.futʁ\
The verdict
“jean-foutre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne incapable, indigne ou moralement condamnable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jean-foutre · jean-foutre · French
jean-foutre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jean-foutre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɑ̃.futʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jean-foutre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɑ̃.futʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne incapable, indigne ou moralement condamnable.".
No misspelling variants are generated for jean-foutre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jean-foutre, spelled J-E-A-N---F-O-U-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Personne incapable, indigne ou moralement condamnable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jean-foutre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je déteste ces gnangnans. Que le diable t’emporte ! Va-t’en tenir l’écheveau à ta femme, jean-foutre !
— Quand je vous disais que ces jean-foutre ne sont pas même capables de pointer un canon !
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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.