tailler le bout de gras

\tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\

/\tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\/ verb

The verdict

“tailler le bout de gras” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passer du temps en bavardages, en commérages, en caquets.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tailler-le-bout-de-gras · tailler le bout de gras · French

tailler le bout de gras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for tailler le bout de gras
PropertyValue
Headwordtailler le bout de gras
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tailler le bout de gras » en français

tailler le bout de grasn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tailler le bout de gras is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Passer du temps en bavardages, en commérages, en caquets.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tailler le bout de gras in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 tailler le bout de gras, spelled T-A-I-L-L-E-R- -L-E- -B-O-U-T- -D-E- -G-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passer du temps en bavardages, en commérages, en caquets.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tailler le bout de gras"?
"tailler le bout de gras" is spelled T-A-I-L-L-E-R- -L-E- -B-O-U-T- -D-E- -G-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\.
What does "tailler le bout de gras" mean?
As a verb, "tailler le bout de gras" means: Passer du temps en bavardages, en commérages, en caquets.
How do you pronounce "tailler le bout de gras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tailler le bout de gras" is \tɑ.je lə bu də ɡʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list