sur le cul
\syʁ lə ky\
The verdict
“sur le cul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assis par terre, après une chute.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sur-le-cul · sur le cul · French
sur le cul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sur le cul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \syʁ lə ky\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sur le cul » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sur le cul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \syʁ lə ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sur le cul in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sur le cul, spelled S-U-R- -L-E- -C-U-L.
Definition
- 1Assis par terre, après une chute.
- 2Étonné ; surpris ; bouche bée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sur le cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rester, tomber, laisser, être sur le cul.
— Ben où que t’as passé ? dit le père complètement sur le cul.
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.