ne pas en foutre une rame

\nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\

/\nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\/ verb

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The verdict

“ne pas en foutre une rame” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme vieillie de ne pas en foutre une.

Key facts for ne pas en foutre une rame
PropertyValue
Headwordne pas en foutre une rame
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ne pas en foutre une rame” sits in French frequency

ne pas en foutre une rame falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ne pas en foutre une rame is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme vieillie de ne pas en foutre une.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ne pas en foutre une rame in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ne pas en foutre une rame, spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -E-N- -F-O-U-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -R-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme vieillie de ne pas en foutre une.

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 "ne pas en foutre une rame"?
"ne pas en foutre une rame" is spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -E-N- -F-O-U-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -R-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\.
What does "ne pas en foutre une rame" mean?
As a verb, "ne pas en foutre une rame" means: Forme vieillie de ne pas en foutre une.
How do you pronounce "ne pas en foutre une rame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ne pas en foutre une rame" is \nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ne pas en foutre une rame" come from?
"ne pas en foutre une rame" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ne pas en foutre une rame”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E- -P-A-S- -E-N- -F-O-U-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -R-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nə pa.z‿ɑ̃ fu.tʁ‿yn ʁam\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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