tête de gland

\tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\

/\tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for tête de gland
PropertyValue
Headwordtête de gland
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

tête de glandreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Individu stupide, imbécile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — 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 !
  2. 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

tête de nœudtête de bite

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 gland"?
"tête de gland" is spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -G-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\.
What does "tête de gland" mean?
As a noun, "tête de gland" means: Individu stupide, imbécile.
How do you pronounce "tête de gland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tête de gland" is \tɛt də ɡlɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tête de gland" come from?
"tête de gland" 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