queue-de-morue
\kø.də.mɔ.ʁy\
The verdict
“queue-de-morue” 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 September 3, 2026) - Large pinceau plat de peintre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-queue-de-morue · queue-de-morue · French
queue-de-morue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | queue-de-morue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kø.də.mɔ.ʁy\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « queue-de-morue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
queue-de-morue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kø.də.mɔ.ʁy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for queue-de-morue in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is queue-de-morue, spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---M-O-R-U-E.
Definition
- 1Large pinceau plat de peintre.
- 2Planche plus large à une extrémité qu'à l'autre.
- 3Basques de certains habits.
- 4Habit de cérémonie à longues basques étroites.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how queue-de-morue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est mal comprendre le sens de la création que de vouloir imposer la même livrée aux hommes de tous les climats, et c’est une des mille erreurs de la civilisation européenne ; avec un habit à queue de morue, l’on est beaucoup plus laid, mais tout aussi barbare.
J’avais eu soin, la veille, de déployer au dos d’une chaise mon habit bleu de ciel à queue de morue, mon pantalon, […]. Tout était prêt ; […].
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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.