toue
\tu\
The verdict
“toue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bateau plat qui sert de bac ou de bateau de pêche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-toue · toue · French
toue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | toue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tu\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « toue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
toue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bateau plat qui sert de bac ou de bateau de pêche.".
toue has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is toue, spelled T-O-U-E.
Definition
- 1Bateau plat qui sert de bac ou de bateau de pêche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est seul sur la toue.
Toute la journée, au fur et à mesure que les toues amenaient les inondés à la Croix-Verte, les ecclésiastiques de la ville et les sœurs de charité leur distribuaient, au nom de l'autorité, tous les secours possibles en pain, viande et vin.
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.