trempette

\tʁɑ̃.pɛt\

/\tʁɑ̃.pɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“trempette” is uncommon French (frequency #56,990 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,990
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sauce utilisée comme condiment dans laquelle on trempe certains aliments.

Key facts for trempette
PropertyValue
Headwordtrempette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃.pɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trempette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trempette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trempette is uncommon French at frequency #56,990 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃.pɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trempette, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is trempette, spelled T-R-E-M-P-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauce utilisée comme condiment dans laquelle on trempe certains aliments.
  2. 2
    Morceau de pain, biscuit qu’on trempe dans du vin ou dans tout autre liquide.
  3. 3
    Bain très court, baignade rapide dans peu d’eau.

Synonyms

dip

This word in other languages

dip(English)chapuzón(Español)

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 "trempette"?
"trempette" is spelled T-R-E-M-P-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃.pɛt\.
What does "trempette" mean?
As a noun, "trempette" means: Sauce utilisée comme condiment dans laquelle on trempe certains aliments.
How do you pronounce "trempette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trempette" is \tʁɑ̃.pɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trempette" come from?
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Using “trempette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-E-M-P-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɑ̃.pɛt\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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