toupras
\tu.pʁɑ\
The verdict
“toupras” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Câble servant à amarrer les bateaux des terre-neuviers de l’arrière vers la terre. Amarre de terre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-toupras · toupras · French
toupras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | toupras |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tu.pʁɑ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « toupras » en français
Rare enough to double-check
toupras is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu.pʁɑ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Câble servant à amarrer les bateaux des terre-neuviers de l’arrière vers la terre. Amarre de terre.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for toupras in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is toupras, spelled T-O-U-P-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Câble servant à amarrer les bateaux des terre-neuviers de l’arrière vers la terre. Amarre de terre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how toupras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Toupras ou tapras, en terme de marine, est le nom que l'on donne sur le banc de Terreneuve à l'amarre de terre d'un navire.
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