mon cul
\mɔ̃ ky\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mon cul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \mɔ̃ ky\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “mon cul” se place dans la fréquence du français
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
- 1Se 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 examplesThese source excerpts show how mon cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— C’est l’époque qui le voulait. — Époque mon cul. C’est toi qui le voulais.
Mon cul, je vais pas me désaper dans le noir, j’allume.
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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.
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