tauresque
\tɔ.ʁɛsk\
The verdict
“tauresque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a l’aspect, l’apparence d’un taureau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tauresque · tauresque · French
tauresque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tauresque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɔ.ʁɛsk\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tauresque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɔ.ʁɛsk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a l’aspect, l’apparence d’un taureau.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tauresque in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tauresque, spelled T-A-U-R-E-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a l’aspect, l’apparence d’un taureau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tauresque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis le premier jour, je connaissais Adam, le mauvais sujet de la grande classe ; sept ans bientôt, assez grand, trapu, blond, le teint coloré, la face tauresque.
Sans répondre, il retire de son cou tauresque un collier de ficelle auquel est attachée une clé robuste.
Synonyms
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.