tour de cou
\tuʁ də ku\
The verdict
“tour de cou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accessoire vestimentaire en plumes ou en fourrure entourant le cou, appelé aussi boa.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tour-de-cou · tour de cou · French
tour de cou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tour de cou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tuʁ də ku\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tour de cou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tour de cou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tuʁ də ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tour de cou, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tour de cou, spelled T-O-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-U.
Definition
- 1Accessoire vestimentaire en plumes ou en fourrure entourant le cou, appelé aussi boa.
- 2Vêtement que l’on enfile par la tête pour le porter autour du cou.
- 3Coussin circulaire que l’on porte pour caler le cou.
- 4Sangle portée autour du cou afin de transporter une clé, un badge.
- 5Encolure ou mesure de la circonférence du cou.
- 6Taille d'une chemise.
- 7Collier ras-de-cou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tour de cou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les femmes, à l'époque, portaient des « boas » qui étaient des tours de cou, en plumes. Mme Hartmann, un peu étourdie, oubliait ici, un parapluie, là, une paire de gants... Un jour qu’elle avait passé l’après-midi chez ma marraine, au moment de partir, elle lui dit : – Oh ! Mary. J’allais encore oublier mon « trou du cou » chez vous…
tour de cou et coussins
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.