pisse-froid
\pis.fʁwa\
The verdict
“pisse-froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne morose, revêche, sans chaleur humaine, sans humour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pisse-froid · pisse-froid · French
pisse-froid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | pisse-froid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pis.fʁwa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pisse-froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pis.fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne morose, revêche, sans chaleur humaine, sans humour.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pisse-froid, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pisse-froid, spelled P-I-S-S-E---F-R-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Personne morose, revêche, sans chaleur humaine, sans humour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pisse-froid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pisse-froid dans la canicule. C’est la qualification que j’entendais un jour donner à son fils par une bonne mère. Il n’en a pas moins fait fortune dans l’épicerie, où il n’est pas nécessaire d’être un volcan.
Joigneau ne l’aime pas. Rien à dire contre lui, ni contre ses idées ; mais c’est un pisse-froid de l’Est.
Synonyms
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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.