putain de merde
\py.tɛ̃ də mɛʁd\
The verdict
“putain de merde” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expression de surprise ou de colère.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | putain de merde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \py.tɛ̃ də mɛʁd\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “putain de merde” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for putain de merde is 15 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \py.tɛ̃ də mɛʁd\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Expression de surprise ou de colère.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for putain de merde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 putain de merde, spelled P-U-T-A-I-N- -D-E- -M-E-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Expression de surprise ou de colère.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “putain de merde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-U-T-A-I-N- -D-E- -M-E-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.