RTT

\ɛʁ te te\

/\ɛʁ te te\/ noun

The verdict

“RTT” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #33,874 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#33,874
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Politique mise en place en France sous le gouvernement de Lionel Jospin visant à réduire la durée hebdomadaire de travail afin de créer des emplois et de relancer l’économie en France.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

RTT vs ru
0% similar
RTT vs RV
33% similar
RTT vs Ry
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for RTT
PropertyValue
HeadwordRTT
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛʁ te te\
Letters3
Frequency rank#33,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “RTT” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). RTT lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for RTT is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛʁ te te\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,874 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for RTT in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ru", "RV", "Ry", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is RTT, spelled R-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Politique mise en place en France sous le gouvernement de Lionel Jospin visant à réduire la durée hebdomadaire de travail afin de créer des emplois et de relancer l’économie en France.
  2. 2
    Journées de récupération mises en place par la réduction du temps de travail.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "RTT"?
"RTT" is spelled R-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ te te\.
What does "RTT" mean?
As a noun, "RTT" means: Politique mise en place en France sous le gouvernement de Lionel Jospin visant à réduire la durée hebdomadaire de travail afin de créer des emplois et de relancer l’économie en France.
What words are commonly confused with "RTT"?
"RTT" is commonly confused with "ru", "RV", "Ry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "RTT"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "RTT" is \ɛʁ te te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "RTT" come from?
"RTT" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “RTT”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛʁ te te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ru” - see the side-by-side comparison. RTT vs ru
  • 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