queue-de-renard

\kø də ʁə.naʁ\

/\kø də ʁə.naʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“queue-de-renard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de ciseau à deux biseaux, servant à percer des trous.

Key facts for queue-de-renard
PropertyValue
Headwordqueue-de-renard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kø də ʁə.naʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queue-de-renard” sits in French frequency

queue-de-renard 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-de-renard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kø də ʁə.naʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for queue-de-renard in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 queue-de-renard, spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---R-E-N-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de ciseau à deux biseaux, servant à percer des trous.
  2. 2
    La queue même d'un renard que les doreurs employaient pour appliquer les feuilles d’or ou d’argent.
  3. 3
    Vulpin.
  4. 4
    Espèce ornementale d’amarante, Amaranthus caudatus.
  5. 5
    Espèce d’amarante jadis cultivée pour son grain, Amaranthus cruentus.
  6. 6
    Synonyme de mélampyre des champs (Melampyrum arvense).
  7. 7
    Synonyme de trèfle à feuilles étroites.
  8. 8
    Prêle des champs (Equisetum arvense).
  9. 9
    Comportement du développement dans l’eau des racines d’une plante de façon très allongée et très divisée.
  10. 10
    Trace de vomissure.
  11. 11
    Conduit du four sidérurgique selon le procédé catalan, pour évacuer le laitier.
  12. 12
    Longue traînasse de racines qui entrent dans les tuyaux de conduite et les engorgent, et qu’on en retire au moyen d’une sonde à tire-bourre.

This word in other languages

foxtail(English)Fuchsschwanz(Deutsch)

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-de-renard"?
"queue-de-renard" is spelled Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---R-E-N-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \kø də ʁə.naʁ\.
What does "queue-de-renard" mean?
As a noun, "queue-de-renard" means: Sorte de ciseau à deux biseaux, servant à percer des trous.
How do you pronounce "queue-de-renard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queue-de-renard" is \kø də ʁə.naʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queue-de-renard" come from?
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Using “queue-de-renard”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-E-U-E---D-E---R-E-N-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kø də ʁə.naʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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