scoute

\skut\

/\skut\/ noun

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The verdict

“scoute” is uncommon French (frequency #92,177 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,177
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune femme qui pratique le scoutisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scoute · scoute · French

scoute · rank #92,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,177
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scientologues

Nearest frequency peer: scientologues (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « scoute »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « scoute » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scoute
PropertyValue
Headwordscoute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skut\
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « scoute » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).scoutetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « scientologues » (#92,176), « sculptrice » (#92,178), « Schœlcher » (#92,175). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scoute » est au #92,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scoute is uncommon French at frequency #92,177 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \skut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeune femme qui pratique le scoutisme.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scoute, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is scoute, spelled S-C-O-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune femme qui pratique le scoutisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how scoute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Moi que, scoute, on appelait « Abeille Laborieuse » ! Il arrive que, sortant pour déjeuner, je trouve la nuit dehors, et on dirait que Renaud jette un sort sur les pendules : elles se détraquent l’une après l’autre.

This word in other languages

scout(English)Pfadfinderin(Deutsch)

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 "scoute"?
"scoute" is spelled S-C-O-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skut\.
What does "scoute" mean?
As a noun, "scoute" means: Jeune femme qui pratique le scoutisme.
How do you pronounce "scoute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scoute" is \skut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scoute" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scoute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwob#92,174semait#92,183Sardar#92,166Sappho#92,164

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list