tipule
\ti.pyl\
The verdict
“tipule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cousin, insecte qui a l’apparence du moustique, mais qui est beaucoup plus gros et ne pique pas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tipule · tipule · French
tipule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | tipule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ti.pyl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tipule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.pyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cousin, insecte qui a l’apparence du moustique, mais qui est beaucoup plus gros et ne pique pas.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tipule, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 tipule, spelled T-I-P-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Cousin, insecte qui a l’apparence du moustique, mais qui est beaucoup plus gros et ne pique pas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tipule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les hirondelles détruisent des milliers d’insectes ailés qui ne posent guère, et que nous voyons danser dans les rayons du soleil : cousins, libellules, tipules, mouches, etc.
Parmi les mouches bleues et vertes, de grandes tipules montent et descendent, transparentes, leurs longues pattes traînent dans leur vol.
This word in other languages
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.