se casser le tronc
\sə ka.se lə tʁɔ̃\
The verdict
“se casser le tronc” 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) - Se donner beaucoup de peine ; faire de gros efforts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-casser-le-tronc · se casser le tronc · French
se casser le tronc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 casser le tronc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə ka.se lə tʁɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
se casser le tronc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ka.se lə tʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se donner beaucoup de peine ; faire de gros efforts.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for se casser le tronc, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is se casser le tronc, spelled S-E- -C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -T-R-O-N-C.
Definition
- 1Se donner beaucoup de peine ; faire de gros efforts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how se casser le tronc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Entre le type qui se casse le cul et vend trois balles son kilo de tomates, pauvre cageot, et le clampin qui achète quinze balles chez le Champion du coin son kilo de matichas, il y a un mec, un intermédiaire, qui se fait 3x4 = 12, douze balles, grosso, sans se casser le tronc.
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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.