péter les couilles

\pe.te lɛ kuj\

/\pe.te lɛ kuj\/ verb

The verdict

“péter les couilles” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Irriter, ennuyer fortement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peter-les-couilles · péter les couilles · French

péter les couilles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 péter les couilles
PropertyValue
Headwordpéter les couilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pe.te lɛ kuj\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « péter les couilles » en français

péter les couillessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

péter les couilles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pe.te lɛ kuj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Irriter, ennuyer fortement.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for péter les couilles, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 péter les couilles, spelled P-É-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Irriter, ennuyer fortement.

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 "péter les couilles"?
"péter les couilles" is spelled P-É-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.te lɛ kuj\.
What does "péter les couilles" mean?
As a verb, "péter les couilles" means: Irriter, ennuyer fortement.
How do you pronounce "péter les couilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péter les couilles" is \pe.te lɛ kuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péter les couilles" come from?
"péter les couilles" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list