putain
French, noun/py.tɛ̃/
putain is spelled P-U-T-A-I-N (6 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written French, the 718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putain is a French feminine noun meaning “whore, hooker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prostituée”.
What does putain mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininevulgarwhore, hooker
- 2
datedderogatoryfeminineslangvulgarbitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
interjection
- 1
vulgarfuck, fucking hell, bloody hell
Putain, il a encore oublié les clés !
- 2
vulgarused as an intensifier
Je veux que tu le laves, putain !
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prostituée. 2. Femme de vie dissolue, de mauvaise vie.
interjection: 1. Juron traduisant la colère, la joie, la peur, l’indignation ou l’étonnement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of putain
- putains plural
- p*tain alternative
- p****n alternative
- putaing alternative
- pt1 alternative Internet
- ptn alternative Internet
- pvtain alternative Internet
- p euphemism
- p*** euphemism
- p’tain
- ’tain
- p***** euphemism
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putain?
- /py.tɛ̃/
- \py.tɛ̃\
- [py.tɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to putain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putain in French?
putain appears 115 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).