trou-de-cul
\tʁu.də.ky\
The verdict
“trou-de-cul” 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) - Jeu de cartes joué avec classe sociale (du trou du cul au président), où l’objectif est de vider sa main avant les adversaires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trou-de-cul · trou-de-cul · French
trou-de-cul · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trou-de-cul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu.də.ky\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « trou-de-cul » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trou-de-cul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu.də.ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeu de cartes joué avec classe sociale (du trou du cul au président), où l’objectif est de vider sa main avant les adversaires.".
trou-de-cul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is trou-de-cul, spelled T-R-O-U---D-E---C-U-L.
Definition
- 1Jeu de cartes joué avec classe sociale (du trou du cul au président), où l’objectif est de vider sa main avant les adversaires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how trou-de-cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À Montréal, la nouvelle suscite désormais des réactions grivoises dans les rues du secteur Hochelaga alors qu’une nouvelle brique s’abat sur la campagne électorale du maire Gérald Tremblay. Par ce coup d’éclat, la vieille Capitale de Québec botte le derrière(!) de Montréal grâce à l’obtention du Mondial de trou-de-cul.
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.