mon cul

\mɔ̃ ky\

/\mɔ̃ ky\/ intj

The verdict

“mon cul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit pour montrer que l’on ne croit pas une affirmation, que l’on n’est pas crédule, ou qu'on refuse quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mon-cul · mon cul · French

mon cul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for mon cul
PropertyValue
Headwordmon cul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\mɔ̃ ky\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “mon cul” se place dans la fréquence du français

mon culsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mon cul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mɔ̃ ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit pour montrer que l’on ne croit pas une affirmation, que l’on n’est pas crédule, ou qu'on refuse quelque chose.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mon cul in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mon cul, spelled M-O-N- -C-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit pour montrer que l’on ne croit pas une affirmation, que l’on n’est pas crédule, ou qu'on refuse quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mon cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — C’est l’époque qui le voulait. — Époque mon cul. C’est toi qui le voulais.
  2. Mon cul, je vais pas me désaper dans le noir, j’allume.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mon cul"?
"mon cul" is spelled M-O-N- -C-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃ ky\.
What does "mon cul" mean?
As an interjection, "mon cul" means: Se dit pour montrer que l’on ne croit pas une affirmation, que l’on n’est pas crédule, ou qu'on refuse quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "mon cul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mon cul" is \mɔ̃ ky\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mon cul" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list