ta gueule
\ta ɡœl\
The verdict
“ta gueule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’emploie pour exiger de quelqu’un qu’il se taise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ta-gueule · ta gueule · French
ta gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | ta gueule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ta ɡœl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ta gueule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ta gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ta ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’emploie pour exiger de quelqu’un qu’il se taise.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ta gueule, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ta gueule, spelled T-A- -G-U-E-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1S’emploie pour exiger de quelqu’un qu’il se taise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ta gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pharmacien m'a mise dehors et je suis rentrée chez mes patrons ; j'ai expliqué à madame que j'avais dit « ta gueule » au pharmacien...
Ta gueule ! T’as compris ?! Ta gueule ! J’veux plus l’entendre, ta valise !
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