matoutou
\ma.tu.tu\
The verdict
“matoutou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire de différentes espèces d’aviculaires, araignées de type mygale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-matoutou · matoutou · French
matoutou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | matoutou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.tu.tu\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « matoutou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
matoutou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.tu.tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom vernaculaire de différentes espèces d’aviculaires, araignées de type mygale.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for matoutou, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is matoutou, spelled M-A-T-O-U-T-O-U.
Definition
- 1Nom vernaculaire de différentes espèces d’aviculaires, araignées de type mygale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how matoutou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jocelyn le rattrapa et lui dit : « C'est une matoutou, mon zoreille. C'est presque une araignée domestique. Elle ne fait aucun mal, ne pique pas. Tout ce que tu risques, c’est une petite crise d’urticaire si elle était adulte.
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.