traîner dans la boue

\tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\

/\tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\/ verb

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The verdict

“traîner dans la boue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diffamer quelqu’un, l'accabler de propos déshonorants.

Key facts for traîner dans la boue
PropertyValue
Headwordtraîner dans la boue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “traîner dans la boue” sits in French frequency

traîner dans la boue falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traîner dans la boue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diffamer quelqu’un, l'accabler de propos déshonorants.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for traîner dans la boue, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is traîner dans la boue, spelled T-R-A-Î-N-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -B-O-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diffamer quelqu’un, l'accabler de propos déshonorants.

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traîner dans la boue"?
"traîner dans la boue" is spelled T-R-A-Î-N-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -B-O-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\.
What does "traîner dans la boue" mean?
As a verb, "traîner dans la boue" means: Diffamer quelqu’un, l'accabler de propos déshonorants.
How do you pronounce "traîner dans la boue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traîner dans la boue" is \tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traîner dans la boue" come from?
"traîner dans la boue" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “traîner dans la boue”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-Î-N-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -B-O-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɛ.ne dɑ̃ la bu\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list