Trébizonde

\tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\

/\tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\/ name

The verdict

“Trébizonde” is uncommon French (frequency #82,547 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,547
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom de la ville turque de Trabzon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trebizonde · Trébizonde · French

Trébizonde · rank #82,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,547
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH trublion

Nearest frequency peer: trublion (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Trébizonde »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Trébizonde » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trébizonde
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrébizonde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Trébizonde » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Trébizondetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « trublion » (#82,546), « Trégor » (#82,548), « triturer » (#82,545). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Trébizonde » est au #82,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trébizonde is uncommon French at frequency #82,547 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom de la ville turque de Trabzon.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Trébizonde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Trébizonde, spelled T-R-É-B-I-Z-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom de la ville turque de Trabzon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Trébizonde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le lézard se traîne où se promenait jadis la belle Geneviève songeant à son amant parti en Trébizonde combattre les géants.
  2. Les Russes viennent d’emporter Erzeroum. Bientôt Trébizonde sera en leur pouvoir. C’est toute une politique de la mer Noire qui va être à envisager.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Trébizonde"?
"Trébizonde" is spelled T-R-É-B-I-Z-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\.
What does "Trébizonde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Trébizonde" means: Ancien nom de la ville turque de Trabzon.
How do you pronounce "Trébizonde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trébizonde" is \tʁe.bi.zɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trébizonde" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Trébizonde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list