thrill

\tʁil\

/\tʁil\/ noun

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The verdict

“thrill” is uncommon French (frequency #94,336 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,336
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Léger frémissement que l'on perçoit en particulier au niveau des artères du cou, mais aussi au niveau des dilatations artérielles.

Key facts for thrill
PropertyValue
Headwordthrill
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁil\
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “thrill” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). thrill lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

thrill is uncommon French at frequency #94,336 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Léger frémissement que l'on perçoit en particulier au niveau des artères du cou, mais aussi au niveau des dilatations artérielles.".

No misspelling variants are generated for thrill in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is thrill, spelled T-H-R-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Léger frémissement que l'on perçoit en particulier au niveau des artères du cou, mais aussi au niveau des dilatations artérielles.

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 "thrill"?
"thrill" is spelled T-H-R-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁil\.
What does "thrill" mean?
As a noun, "thrill" means: Léger frémissement que l'on perçoit en particulier au niveau des artères du cou, mais aussi au niveau des dilatations artérielles.
How do you pronounce "thrill"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thrill" is \tʁil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thrill" come from?
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Using “thrill”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-H-R-I-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list