trou du cul du monde

\tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\

/\tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“trou du cul du monde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu perdu au milieu de nulle part.

Key facts for trou du cul du monde
PropertyValue
Headwordtrou du cul du monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trou du cul du monde” sits in French frequency

trou du cul du monde falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trou du cul du monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu perdu au milieu de nulle part.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trou du cul du monde, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 trou du cul du monde, spelled T-R-O-U- -D-U- -C-U-L- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu perdu au milieu de nulle part.

This word in other languages

bumfuck nowhere(English)a tomar por culo(Español)Arsch der Welt(Deutsch)

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 "trou du cul du monde"?
"trou du cul du monde" is spelled T-R-O-U- -D-U- -C-U-L- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\.
What does "trou du cul du monde" mean?
As a noun, "trou du cul du monde" means: Lieu perdu au milieu de nulle part.
How do you pronounce "trou du cul du monde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trou du cul du monde" is \tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trou du cul du monde" come from?
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Using “trou du cul du monde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U- -D-U- -C-U-L- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁu dy ky dy mɔ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list