pétage de plombs

\pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\

/\pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for pétage de plombs
PropertyValue
Headwordpétage de plombs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pétage de plombs” sits in French frequency

pétage de plombs 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

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

  1. 1
    Action 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pétage de plombs"?
"pétage de plombs" is spelled P-É-T-A-G-E- -D-E- -P-L-O-M-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\.
What does "pétage de plombs" mean?
As a noun, "pétage de plombs" means: Action de péter les plombs : perte de contrôle de soi-même.
How do you pronounce "pétage de plombs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pétage de plombs" is \pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pétage de plombs" come from?
"pétage de plombs" 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 “pétage de plombs”

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.
  • Say it as \pe.taʒ də plɔ̃\ (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