péter les plombs

\pe.te le plɔ̃\

/\pe.te le plɔ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“péter les plombs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Craquer nerveusement ; s’emporter violemment ; devenir furieux.

Key facts for péter les plombs
PropertyValue
Headwordpéter les plombs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pe.te le plɔ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “péter les plombs” sits in French frequency

péter les 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

péter les plombs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pe.te le plɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Craquer nerveusement ; s’emporter violemment ; devenir furieux.".

péter les plombs has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is péter les plombs, spelled P-É-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -P-L-O-M-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Craquer nerveusement ; s’emporter violemment ; devenir furieux.

This word in other languages

blow a fuse(English)ausrasten(Deutsch)enlouquecer(Português)

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 plombs"?
"péter les plombs" is spelled P-É-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -P-L-O-M-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.te le plɔ̃\.
What does "péter les plombs" mean?
As a verb, "péter les plombs" means: Craquer nerveusement ; s’emporter violemment ; devenir furieux.
How do you pronounce "péter les plombs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péter les plombs" is \pe.te le plɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péter les plombs" come from?
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Using “péter les plombs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-É-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -P-L-O-M-B-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pe.te le 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