trapézoïde
\tʁa.pe.zo.id\
The verdict
“trapézoïde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de trapèze déformé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trapezoide · trapézoïde · French
trapézoïde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | trapézoïde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁa.pe.zo.id\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
trapézoïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁa.pe.zo.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trapézoïde, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is trapézoïde, spelled T-R-A-P-É-Z-O-Ï-D-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de trapèze déformé.
- 2Un petit os de la deuxième rangée, dite rangée distale, du carpe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how trapézoïde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les os de la main et du poignet ont été brisés par un objet contondant, spécifiquement les phalanges proximales, le trapèze, le trapézoïde et l’os crochu.
Synonyms
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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.