course de taureaux

\kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\

/\kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\/ noun

The verdict

“course de taureaux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spectacle de tauromachie ; course de taureaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-course-de-taureaux · course de taureaux · French

course de taureaux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 course de taureaux
PropertyValue
Headwordcourse de taureaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « course de taureaux » en français

course de taureauxsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

course de taureaux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spectacle de tauromachie ; course de taureaux.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for course de taureaux in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is course de taureaux, spelled C-O-U-R-S-E- -D-E- -T-A-U-R-E-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spectacle de tauromachie ; course de taureaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’on a dit et répété de toutes parts que le goût des courses de taureaux se perdait en Espagne, et que la civilisation les ferait bientôt disparaître ; si la civilisation fait cela, ce sera tant pis pour elle, car une course de taureaux est un des plus beaux spectacles que l’homme puisse imaginer ; mais ce jour-là n’est pas encore arrivé, et les écrivains…
  2. 98 pour 100 des Provençaux n’ont jamais vu de courses de taureaux, ne se déplaceraient pas d’un centimètre pour en voir une et sont plus étrangers de cœur et d’âme à la chose qu’un Grœnlandais.

Synonyms

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 "course de taureaux"?
"course de taureaux" is spelled C-O-U-R-S-E- -D-E- -T-A-U-R-E-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\.
What does "course de taureaux" mean?
As a noun, "course de taureaux" means: Spectacle de tauromachie ; course de taureaux.
How do you pronounce "course de taureaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "course de taureaux" is \kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "course de taureaux" come from?
"course de taureaux" 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