fettuccine
\fɛ.ty.t͡ʃin\
The verdict
“fettuccine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pâtes alimentaires en forme de ruban.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fettuccine · fettuccine · French
fettuccine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fettuccine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛ.ty.t͡ʃin\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fettuccine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ.ty.t͡ʃin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pâtes alimentaires en forme de ruban.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fettuccine 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fettuccine, spelled F-E-T-T-U-C-C-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Pâtes alimentaires en forme de ruban.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fettuccine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les fettuccines sont une variété de pâtes longues similaires aux tagliatelles.
Faire cuire les fettuccines dans de l'eau bouillante salée.
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.