peau de fesse

\po də fɛs\

/\po də fɛs\/ noun

The verdict

“peau de fesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peau lisse et sans poils.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peau-de-fesse · peau de fesse · French

peau de fesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for peau de fesse
PropertyValue
Headwordpeau de fesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\po də fɛs\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « peau de fesse » en français

peau de fessen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

peau de fesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \po də fɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for peau de fesse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is peau de fesse, spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -F-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peau lisse et sans poils.
  2. 2
    Individu stupide, imbécile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais, avec son crâne en peau de fesse, les aficionados russes le prennent pour Barthez.
  2. Pourquoi ? peau de fesse, parce qu’il faut tout de même réfléchir que si nous nous étions lancés directement sur l’ouest, comme des hannetons, qu’aurions-nous de nouveau trouvé, je t’en fais le pari, entre nous et la frontière, nous barrant le chemin ?

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 "peau de fesse"?
"peau de fesse" is spelled P-E-A-U- -D-E- -F-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \po də fɛs\.
What does "peau de fesse" mean?
As a noun, "peau de fesse" means: Peau lisse et sans poils.
How do you pronounce "peau de fesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peau de fesse" is \po də fɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peau de fesse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list