panpan cucul
\pɑ̃.pɑ̃ ky.ky\
The verdict
“panpan cucul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fessée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-panpan-cucul · panpan cucul · French
panpan cucul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | panpan cucul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃.pɑ̃ ky.ky\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « panpan cucul » en français
Rare enough to double-check
panpan cucul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃.pɑ̃ ky.ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fessée.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for panpan cucul, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is panpan cucul, spelled P-A-N-P-A-N- -C-U-C-U-L.
Definition
- 1Fessée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how panpan cucul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La désignation traditionnelle de la fessée est, par ellipse, panpan cucul !
Panpan cucul, chanson de Serge Gainsbourg.
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.