tête de con

\tɛt də kɔ̃\

/\tɛt də kɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“tête de con” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individu particulièrement désagréable, antipathique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tete-de-con · tête de con · French

tête de con · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 tête de con
PropertyValue
Headwordtête de con
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛt də kɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tête de con » en français

tête de conn'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

tête de con is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛt də kɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Individu particulièrement désagréable, antipathique.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tête de con in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tête de con, spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individu particulièrement désagréable, antipathique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tête de con appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Vous avez remarqué qu’il y a une grosse tête de con dans le groupe ? Je dis une, mais on en a peut-être plusieurs.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tête de con"?
"tête de con" is spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛt də kɔ̃\.
What does "tête de con" mean?
As a noun, "tête de con" means: Individu particulièrement désagréable, antipathique.
How do you pronounce "tête de con"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tête de con" is \tɛt də kɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tête de con" come from?
"tête de con" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list