tête de gland
\tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\
The verdict
“tête de gland” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individu stupide, imbécile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tete-de-gland · tête de gland · French
tête de gland · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tête de gland |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tête de gland » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tête de gland is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Individu stupide, imbécile.".
tête de gland doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tête de gland, spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -G-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Individu stupide, imbécile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tête de gland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Ouais... Revoilà les youpins, dit Kovitsky. Tête de gland, quelle différence ça fait, tête de gland ? – Il rit, sincèrement amusé par cette pensée. – Tête de gland... Mais « youpin», ça, c'est une saloperie de poison. C'est de la haine !
Les six autres gloussèrent. Val attendit. — C'est l'outil, répéta Coyne. Maintenant, on va devoir passer aux travaux pratiques. — Comme au bahut, dit Sully. — Ta gueule, tête de gland. — Ta gueule, tête de gland, répéta Sully qui se tut enfin en arborant un sourire niais.
Synonyms
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.