queue-d’aronde

\kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\

/\kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\/ noun

The verdict

“queue-d’aronde” 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) - Tenon, pièce de bois taillée par un bout en forme de queue d’hirondelle et qu’on assemble avec une autre par le moyen d’une entaille de la même forme, nommée mortaise.

Key facts for queue-d’aronde
PropertyValue
Headwordqueue-d’aronde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queue-d’aronde” sits in French frequency

queue-d’aronde 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

queue-d’aronde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for queue-d’aronde, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is queue-d’aronde, spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-’-A-R-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tenon, pièce de bois taillée par un bout en forme de queue d’hirondelle et qu’on assemble avec une autre par le moyen d’une entaille de la même forme, nommée mortaise.
  2. 2
    Nom commun de la fléchière ou sagittaire, plante du genre Sagittaria, parfois nommée queue-d’hironde.

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 "queue-d’aronde"?
"queue-d’aronde" is spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-’-A-R-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\.
What does "queue-d’aronde" mean?
As a noun, "queue-d’aronde" means: Tenon, pièce de bois taillée par un bout en forme de queue d’hirondelle et qu’on assemble avec une autre par le moyen d’une entaille de la même forme, nommée mortaise.
How do you pronounce "queue-d’aronde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queue-d’aronde" is \kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queue-d’aronde" come from?
"queue-d’aronde" 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 “queue-d’aronde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-E-U-E---D-’-A-R-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kø.d‿a.ʁɔ̃d\ (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