tirer la tronche

\ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\

/\ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\/ verb

The verdict

“tirer la tronche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bouder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tirer-la-tronche · tirer la tronche · French

tirer la tronche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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.

Key facts for tirer la tronche
PropertyValue
Headwordtirer la tronche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tirer la tronche » en français

tirer la tronchen'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

tirer la tronche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bouder.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tirer la tronche in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tirer la tronche, spelled T-I-R-E-R- -L-A- -T-R-O-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bouder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tirer la tronche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’en suis à ce stade de mes ruminations quand je réalise que je suis arrivée chez moi et que mon salon est envahi de monde. Agatha tire la tronche. Gary tire la tronche. Bill tire la tronche. Bébé Léna tire la tronche. Mais elle, c’est parce que je le comprends bien plus tard, son père a refuse de lui donner un sablé. Rien à voir avec moi.

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 "tirer la tronche"?
"tirer la tronche" is spelled T-I-R-E-R- -L-A- -T-R-O-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\.
What does "tirer la tronche" mean?
As a verb, "tirer la tronche" means: Bouder.
How do you pronounce "tirer la tronche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirer la tronche" is \ti.ʁe la tʁɔ̃ʃ\. 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