trackball
The verdict
“trackball” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Périphérique informatique permettant de déplacer des objets virtuels sur un écran d'ordinateur au travers de mouvements exercés sur une sphère intégrée au périphérique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trackball · trackball · French
trackball · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | trackball |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “trackball” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
trackball is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Périphérique informatique permettant de déplacer des objets virtuels sur un écran d'ordinateur au travers de mouvements exercés sur une sphère intégrée au périphérique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trackball, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is trackball, spelled T-R-A-C-K-B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Périphérique informatique permettant de déplacer des objets virtuels sur un écran d'ordinateur au travers de mouvements exercés sur une sphère intégrée au périphérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how trackball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un trackball est une alternative intéressante à la souris classique. Plutôt que de déplacer le poignet et l’avant bras comme avec une souris, le trackball reste immobile. On fait bouger le pointeur grâce à une boule qu’ont fait glisser du bout des doigts.
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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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