tour de cou
\tuʁ də ku\
The verdict
“tour de cou” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accessoire vestimentaire en plumes ou en fourrure entourant le cou, appelé aussi boa.
| 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) |
Where “tour de cou” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tour de cou is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ də ku\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “tour de cou”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tuʁ də ku\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.