traîne-semelle
\tʁɛn.sə.mɛl\
The verdict
“traîne-semelle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - SDF.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traîne-semelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɛn.sə.mɛl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “traîne-semelle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
traîne-semelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɛn.sə.mɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "SDF.".
Zero misspellings are on record for traîne-semelle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is traîne-semelle, spelled T-R-A-Î-N-E---S-E-M-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1SDF.
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-semelle”
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-E-M-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁɛn.sə.mɛl\ (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.