mouette tridactyle

\mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\

/\mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\/ noun

The verdict

“mouette tridactyle” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, de l'hémisphère nord, aux pattes noires pourvues de seulement trois doigts bien visibles, et aux ailes grises à extrémité noire.

Key facts for mouette tridactyle
PropertyValue
Headwordmouette tridactyle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mouette tridactyle” sits in French frequency

mouette tridactyle 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mouette tridactyle is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, de l'hémisphère nord, aux pattes noires pourvues de seulement trois doigts bien visibles, et aux ailes grises à extrémité noire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mouette tridactyle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mouette tridactyle, spelled M-O-U-E-T-T-E- -T-R-I-D-A-C-T-Y-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, de l'hémisphère nord, aux pattes noires pourvues de seulement trois doigts bien visibles, et aux ailes grises à extrémité noire.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mouette tridactyle"?
"mouette tridactyle" is spelled M-O-U-E-T-T-E- -T-R-I-D-A-C-T-Y-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\.
What does "mouette tridactyle" mean?
As a noun, "mouette tridactyle" means: Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, de l'hémisphère nord, aux pattes noires pourvues de seulement trois doigts bien visibles, et aux ailes grises à extrémité noire.
How do you pronounce "mouette tridactyle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mouette tridactyle" is \mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mouette tridactyle" come from?
"mouette tridactyle" 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 “mouette tridactyle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-E-T-T-E- -T-R-I-D-A-C-T-Y-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mwɛt tʁi.dak.til\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list