de trop
\də tʁo\
The verdict
“de trop” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En excès.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-trop · de trop · French
de trop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de trop |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də tʁo\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
de trop is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də tʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for de trop, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is de trop, spelled D-E- -T-R-O-P.
Definition
- 1En excès.
- 2Qui dépasse le nombre ou la quantité voulue.
- 3Inutile, superflu.
- 4Gênant, importun, indésirable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de trop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous avons des boites de trop dans ce colis.
— Vous me rendrez service, j’en ai fait de trop, et mon mari me gronderait s’il me voyait jeter.
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.