terre-neuve
\tɛʁ.nœv\
The verdict
“terre-neuve” 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) - Race de chien molossoïde type chien de montagne originaire de l’île de Terre-Neuve, Canada, à forte taille et présentant généralement une épaisse fourrure noire, marron ou noire et blanche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-terre-neuve · terre-neuve · French
terre-neuve · 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-neuve |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛʁ.nœv\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
terre-neuve is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛʁ.nœv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Race de chien molossoïde type chien de montagne originaire de l’île de Terre-Neuve, Canada, à forte taille et présentant généralement une épaisse fourrure noire, marron ou noire et blanche.".
terre-neuve has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is terre-neuve, spelled T-E-R-R-E---N-E-U-V-E.
Definition
- 1Race de chien molossoïde type chien de montagne originaire de l’île de Terre-Neuve, Canada, à forte taille et présentant généralement une épaisse fourrure noire, marron ou noire et blanche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how terre-neuve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des terre-neuve.
Vous avez dû me prendre pour un terre-neuve. Je n’ai pas pu me retenir…
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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.