terre jaune
\tɛʁ ʒon\
The verdict
“terre jaune” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lœss.
Corpus desk
Index FR-terre-jaune · terre jaune · French
terre jaune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | terre jaune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛʁ ʒon\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « terre jaune » en français
Rare enough to double-check
terre jaune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛʁ ʒon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for terre jaune, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is terre jaune, spelled T-E-R-R-E- -J-A-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Lœss.
- 2Excrément.
- 3Anus.
- 4Sodomie active.
- 5Homosexualité masculine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how terre jaune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sol chinois est d’une fertilité exceptionnelle, par exemple : quatre et jusqu’à cinq récoltes par an, voilà le produit ordinaire de sa terre jaune, qui est par elle-même un engrais.
La petite Russie, en général, et le gouvernement de Poltava en particulier, sont recouverts de ce même loess fertile qui nourrit toute la Chine et le Turkestan russe et forme un des sous-sol les meilleurs et les plus caractéristiques de la terre noire russe. Le loess typique, autrement dit terre jaune, est un terre argileuse marneuse, rarement zonée, de c…
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.