locotracteur
\lɔ.ko.tʁak.tœʁ\
The verdict
“locotracteur” 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 September 3, 2026) - Engin de traction évoluant sur rail ou sur route.
Corpus desk
Index FR-locotracteur · locotracteur · French
locotracteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | locotracteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɔ.ko.tʁak.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « locotracteur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
locotracteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.ko.tʁak.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engin de traction évoluant sur rail ou sur route.".
locotracteur has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is locotracteur, spelled L-O-C-O-T-R-A-C-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Engin de traction évoluant sur rail ou sur route.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how locotracteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le wattman P... conduisant un locotracteur refoulait à vive allure un train de berlines de terres quand il vint heurter de la tête un bec de chargement.
Implanté dans cinq centres de formation, ce système est dédié à l'apprentissage de la conduite des locotracteurs destinés, d'une part, à la manœuvre dans les gares, les triages et les chantiers et, d'autre part, à assurer l'acheminement de trains de marchandises ou de rames vides entre les gares.
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.