fil de trame

noun

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The verdict

“fil de trame” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans le processus de tissage, désigne le fil qui passe entre les fils de chaîne pour former une étoffe.

Key facts for fil de trame
PropertyValue
Headwordfil de trame
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fil de trame” sits in French frequency

fil de trame 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.

Rare enough to double-check

fil de trame is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le processus de tissage, désigne le fil qui passe entre les fils de chaîne pour former une étoffe.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fil de trame in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fil de trame, spelled F-I-L- -D-E- -T-R-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le processus de tissage, désigne le fil qui passe entre les fils de chaîne pour former une étoffe.

Synonyms

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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 "fil de trame"?
"fil de trame" is spelled F-I-L- -D-E- -T-R-A-M-E.
What does "fil de trame" mean?
As a noun, "fil de trame" means: Dans le processus de tissage, désigne le fil qui passe entre les fils de chaîne pour former une étoffe.
What language does "fil de trame" come from?
"fil de trame" 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 “fil de trame”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-L- -D-E- -T-R-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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