court de tennis

\kuʁ də te.nis\

/\kuʁ də te.nis\/ noun

The verdict

“court de tennis” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terrain de sport spécifique au tennis.

Key facts for court de tennis
PropertyValue
Headwordcourt de tennis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kuʁ də te.nis\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “court de tennis” sits in French frequency

court de tennis 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for court de tennis is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kuʁ də te.nis\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Terrain de sport spécifique au tennis.".

No misspelling variants are generated for court de tennis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 court de tennis, spelled C-O-U-R-T- -D-E- -T-E-N-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terrain de sport spécifique au tennis.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "court de tennis"?
"court de tennis" is spelled C-O-U-R-T- -D-E- -T-E-N-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʁ də te.nis\.
What does "court de tennis" mean?
As a noun, "court de tennis" means: Terrain de sport spécifique au tennis.
How do you pronounce "court de tennis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "court de tennis" is \kuʁ də te.nis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "court de tennis" come from?
"court de tennis" 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 “court de tennis”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-T- -D-E- -T-E-N-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kuʁ də te.nis\ (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