sortir de ses gonds

\sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\

/\sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“sortir de ses gonds” 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 May 6, 2026) - Être tellement excité par sa colère, qu’on est comme hors de soi-même.

Key facts for sortir de ses gonds
PropertyValue
Headwordsortir de ses gonds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sortir de ses gonds” sits in French frequency

sortir de ses gonds falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sortir de ses gonds is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Être tellement excité par sa colère, qu’on est comme hors de soi-même.".

sortir de ses gonds doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sortir de ses gonds, spelled S-O-R-T-I-R- -D-E- -S-E-S- -G-O-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être tellement excité par sa colère, qu’on est comme hors de soi-même.

This word in other languages

fly off the handle(English)aus der Haut fahren(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sortir de ses gonds"?
"sortir de ses gonds" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-R- -D-E- -S-E-S- -G-O-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\.
What does "sortir de ses gonds" mean?
As a verb, "sortir de ses gonds" means: Être tellement excité par sa colère, qu’on est comme hors de soi-même.
How do you pronounce "sortir de ses gonds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortir de ses gonds" is \sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortir de ses gonds" come from?
"sortir de ses gonds" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sortir de ses gonds”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-R-T-I-R- -D-E- -S-E-S- -G-O-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔʁ.tiʁ də se ɡɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list