pousser le bouchon
\pu.se lə bu.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“pousser le bouchon” 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) - Abuser, exagérer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pousser-le-bouchon · pousser le bouchon · French
pousser le bouchon · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pousser le bouchon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pu.se lə bu.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pousser le bouchon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pousser le bouchon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pu.se lə bu.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abuser, exagérer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pousser le bouchon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pousser le bouchon, spelled P-O-U-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -B-O-U-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Abuser, exagérer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pousser le bouchon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quelle est la norme est qui en décide ? Pour pousser le bouchon un peu loin, les nazis n’estimaient-ils pas qu’ils faisaient du bon travail ?
Georges, songeait-il, s’était montré tolérant avec ses enfants, leur avait offert une éducation libérale, respectait autant que possible leur personnalité, leurs opinions, mais là, non, il ne fallait pas pousser le bouchon. Il y avait des limites.
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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.