trente-six
\tʁɑ̃t.sis\
The verdict
“trente-six” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Trente-cinq plus un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trente-six · trente-six · French
trente-six · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trente-six |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃t.sis\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
trente-six is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃t.sis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trente-six, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is trente-six, spelled T-R-E-N-T-E---S-I-X.
Definition
- 1Trente-cinq plus un.
- 2Trente-sixième.
- 3Un grand nombre indéterminé de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trente-six appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu peux les compter, les chandelles. Il y en a trente-six!
Dix ans; t’en feras sept au grand maximum… Ça te fait décaner à trente-six ans.
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.