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 May 6, 2026) - Spectacle de tauromachie ; course de taureaux.

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)

Where “course de taureaux” sits in French frequency

course de taureaux 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

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.

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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Using “course de taureaux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-S-E- -D-E- -T-A-U-R-E-A-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kuʁs də tɔ.ʁo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list