peigne-cul
\pɛɲ.ky\
The verdict
“peigne-cul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oisif, usurier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-peigne-cul · peigne-cul · French
peigne-cul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | peigne-cul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛɲ.ky\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « peigne-cul » en français
Rare enough to double-check
peigne-cul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛɲ.ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for peigne-cul in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is peigne-cul, spelled P-E-I-G-N-E---C-U-L.
Definition
- 1Oisif, usurier.
- 2Personnage de peu de valeur, méprisable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peigne-cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ma parole, vous savez si je suis moi-même un pauvre bougre, hein ! Eh ! ben, quand je revois Bonnefemme Zaza, j’ai des remords de mauvais-riche ! » Il y eut un petit silence, puis quelqu’un demanda : — Mais comment as-tu arrangé son affaire, à Bonnefemme Zaza ? — Bougre d’idiot ! Ces affaires-là, avec le Gouvernement, ça ne s’arrange que d’une façon : on…
« […] d’abord vous n’êtes que des propres-à-rien et des peigne-culs ! — C’est vous qui n’êtes que des jeanfoutres […] »
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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.