ruban de queue
\ʁy.bɑ̃ də kø\
The verdict
“ruban de queue” 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) - Chemin, route.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ruban-de-queue · ruban de queue · French
ruban de queue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | ruban de queue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁy.bɑ̃ də kø\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ruban de queue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ruban de queue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁy.bɑ̃ də kø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chemin, route.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ruban de queue, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ruban de queue, spelled R-U-B-A-N- -D-E- -Q-U-E-U-E.
Definition
- 1Chemin, route.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ruban de queue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— « Cette mauvaise brouette-là ne m’a pas coûté bien cher, reprit-il, ni le mulet non plus ; mais c’est tout ce qu’il me faut, quoique ce chemin-là soit un ruban de queue un peu long. »
De Château-Regnault à Tours il n’y a rien de remarquable : de la terre au milieu, des arbres de chaque côté ; de ces longues bandes jaunes qui s’allongent à perte de vue, et que l’on appelle rubans de queue en style de roulier : voilà tout.
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.