traîne-savate
\tʁɛn sa.vat\
The verdict
“traîne-savate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne désœuvrée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traîne-savate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɛn sa.vat\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “traîne-savate” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
traîne-savate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɛn sa.vat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne désœuvrée.".
traîne-savate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is traîne-savate, spelled T-R-A-Î-N-E---S-A-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Personne désœuvrée.
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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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Using “traîne-savate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-Î-N-E---S-A-V-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁɛn sa.vat\ (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.