tondeuse à gazon

\tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\

/\tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“tondeuse à gazon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Machine manuelle ou motorisée, qui sert à tondre l’herbe ou le gazon.

Key facts for tondeuse à gazon
PropertyValue
Headwordtondeuse à gazon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tondeuse à gazon” sits in French frequency

tondeuse à gazon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tondeuse à gazon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine manuelle ou motorisée, qui sert à tondre l’herbe ou le gazon.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tondeuse à gazon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tondeuse à gazon, spelled T-O-N-D-E-U-S-E- -À- -G-A-Z-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Machine manuelle ou motorisée, qui sert à tondre l’herbe ou le gazon.

Synonyms

tondeuse

This word in other languages

lawn mower(English)cortacésped(Español)Rasenmäher(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tondeuse à gazon"?
"tondeuse à gazon" is spelled T-O-N-D-E-U-S-E- -À- -G-A-Z-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\.
What does "tondeuse à gazon" mean?
As a noun, "tondeuse à gazon" means: Machine manuelle ou motorisée, qui sert à tondre l’herbe ou le gazon.
How do you pronounce "tondeuse à gazon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tondeuse à gazon" is \tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tondeuse à gazon" come from?
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Using “tondeuse à gazon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-N-D-E-U-S-E- -À- -G-A-Z-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ̃.dø.z‿a ɡa.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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