pétage de plombs
\pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\
The verdict
“pétage de plombs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de péter les plombs : perte de contrôle de soi-même.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pétage de plombs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pétage de plombs” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pétage de plombs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de péter les plombs : perte de contrôle de soi-même.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pétage de plombs, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pétage de plombs, spelled P-É-T-A-G-E- -D-E- -P-L-O-M-B-S.
Definition
- 1Action de péter les plombs : perte de contrôle de soi-même.
This word in other languages
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-É-T-A-G-E- -D-E- -P-L-O-M-B-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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