trou de balle
\tʁu d‿bal\
The verdict
“trou de balle” 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) - Anus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trou-de-balle · trou de balle · French
trou de balle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trou de balle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu d‿bal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « trou de balle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trou de balle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu d‿bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
trou de balle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is trou de balle, spelled T-R-O-U- -D-E- -B-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Anus.
- 2Personnage de peu de valeur ; bon à rien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trou de balle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il était justement sur le trône, une caisse de bois très propre, qui ne répandait pas la moindre odeur ; et ils rirent de ce qu’elle le trouvait en fonction, son trou de balle au grand air.
Dans ce cas ([…]), il la traitait de gourde. Si son trou de balle lui tombait du cul, disait-il, elle ne saurait même pas où le chercher. Si la cervelle était de la poudre à canon, elle ne pourrait pas se moucher sans risquer l’explosion.
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.