juge de touche

\ʒyʒ də tuʃ\

/\ʒyʒ də tuʃ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de la balle hors du terrain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-juge-de-touche · juge de touche · French

juge de touche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for juge de touche
PropertyValue
Headwordjuge de touche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒyʒ də tuʃ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “juge de touche” sits in French frequency

juge de touche 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

juge de touche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒyʒ də tuʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de la balle hors du terrain.".

juge de touche has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is juge de touche, spelled J-U-G-E- -D-E- -T-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de la balle hors du terrain.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "juge de touche"?
"juge de touche" is spelled J-U-G-E- -D-E- -T-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒyʒ də tuʃ\.
What does "juge de touche" mean?
As a noun, "juge de touche" means: Arbitre présent le long de la ligne de touche, responsable de la détection des hors-jeu et des sorties de la balle hors du terrain.
How do you pronounce "juge de touche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juge de touche" is \ʒyʒ də tuʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juge de touche" come from?
"juge de touche" 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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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