croûton

\kʁu.tɔ̃\

/\kʁu.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“croûton” is uncommon French (frequency #81,031 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,031
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chacune des extrémités d’un pain long (aussi nommée quignon). Petit bout de pain dur. Morceau de pain sec, dur, rassis.

Key facts for croûton
PropertyValue
Headwordcroûton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁu.tɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “croûton” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). croûton lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

croûton is uncommon French at frequency #81,031 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁu.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for croûton in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is croûton, spelled C-R-O-Û-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacune des extrémités d’un pain long (aussi nommée quignon). Petit bout de pain dur. Morceau de pain sec, dur, rassis.
  2. 2
    Petits morceaux de pain frits ou grillés qu’on met dans une omelette, dans une purée, ou qui servent à garnir des plats d’entrée ou d’entremets.
  3. 3
    Petit résidu dur ou trop cuit d'une portion de frites s’accumulant au fond du contenant.

Synonyms

crougnoncroustetcroûtecroutecrochoncrotchonculgusignonquignon

This word in other languages

heel(English)cuscurro(Español)Knust(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "croûton"?
"croûton" is spelled C-R-O-Û-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁu.tɔ̃\.
What does "croûton" mean?
As a noun, "croûton" means: Chacune des extrémités d’un pain long (aussi nommée quignon). Petit bout de pain dur. Morceau de pain sec, dur, rassis.
How do you pronounce "croûton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croûton" is \kʁu.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croûton" come from?
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Using “croûton”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-Û-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁu.tɔ̃\ (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

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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