courtaud
French, adjective/kuʁ.to/
courtaud is spelled C-O-U-R-T-A-U-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Courtaud is a French adjective meaning “short (of a person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est petit et trapu”.
What does courtaud mean in English?
adjective
- 1
short (of a person)
- 2
having a docked tail
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui est de taille courte, épaisse et ramassée. 2. Commis de boutique. 3. Personne aux façons rustres. 4. Instrument à vent à anche double de la Renaissance, ancêtre du basson.
adjective: 1. Qui est petit et trapu. 2. Qui a une queue courte. 3. Qualifiait un cheval ou un chien à qui l’on avait coupé la queue et les oreilles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of courtaud
- courtaude feminine
- courtauds masculine plural
- courtaudes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce courtaud?
- /kuʁ.to/
- \kuʁ.to\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to courtaud
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is courtaud in French?
courtaud appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).