se fendre la gueule
\sə fɑ̃.dʁə la ɡœl\
The verdict
“se fendre 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
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’amuser, rire aux éclats.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-fendre-la-gueule · se fendre la gueule · French
se fendre la gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 fendre la gueule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə fɑ̃.dʁə la ɡœl\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
se fendre la gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə fɑ̃.dʁə la ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’amuser, rire aux éclats.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se fendre la gueule, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is se fendre la gueule, spelled S-E- -F-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -G-U-E-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1S’amuser, rire aux éclats.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se fendre la gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Vivement dimanche qu’on remette ça. Qu’est-ce qu’on s’est fendu la gueule !
Les gens assis aux tables voisines la regardent en se fendant la gueule en quatre, ce qui signifie qu'elle leur a déjà servi et resservi son numéro de teenager, de cheerleader, de pom-pom girl hystérique avec bis et cuisse levée et rappels à gogo, […].
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.