trécarré

\tʁe.ka.ʁe\

/\tʁe.ka.ʁe\/ noun

The verdict

“trécarré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grande équerre en bois dont chaque côté mesure au moins un mètre.

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Index FR-trecarre · trécarré · French

trécarré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for trécarré
PropertyValue
Headwordtrécarré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁe.ka.ʁe\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trécarré » en français

trécarréreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trécarré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁe.ka.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trécarré, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 trécarré, spelled T-R-É-C-A-R-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grande équerre en bois dont chaque côté mesure au moins un mètre.
  2. 2
    Parcelle de terrain carré déboisée ou à déboiser.
  3. 3
    Ligne de démarcation qui en croise une autre à angle droit, utilisée pour séparer des terrains.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour maintenir le trécarré, on fixe le tout avec un revêtement intermédiaire de carton fibre collé et cloué. Pare-air et fourrure sont ensuite installés. Si le mur est demandé non isolé, le tout est chargé sur une remorque et prêt à être livré.
  2. On se sert, aujourd’hui, d’arbres plaqués (blaised, en anglais) plus particulièrement pour tracer les lignes séparant les terres en bois debout et marquer le trécarré.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "trécarré"?
"trécarré" is spelled T-R-É-C-A-R-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁe.ka.ʁe\.
What does "trécarré" mean?
As a noun, "trécarré" means: Grande équerre en bois dont chaque côté mesure au moins un mètre.
How do you pronounce "trécarré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trécarré" is \tʁe.ka.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trécarré" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list