se bourrer la gueule
\sə bu.ʁe la ɡœl\
The verdict
“se bourrer la gueule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boire à l’excès, s’enivrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-bourrer-la-gueule · se bourrer la gueule · French
se bourrer la gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | se bourrer la gueule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə bu.ʁe la ɡœl\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se bourrer la gueule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se bourrer la gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə bu.ʁe la ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boire à l’excès, s’enivrer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for se bourrer la gueule, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is se bourrer la gueule, spelled S-E- -B-O-U-R-R-E-R- -L-A- -G-U-E-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Boire à l’excès, s’enivrer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se bourrer la gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous pensez qu’il est du style à aller se bourrer la gueule pour noyer son chagrin ?
Thomas se planquait là depuis des jours, à fumer des joints et à se bourrer la gueule en compagnie d’une fille, très jeune mais déjà ravagée par l’héro et la picole.
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.