trente-trois tours

\tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\

/\tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disque vinyle devant être lu à la vitesse angulaire de 33¹⁄₃ tr/min.

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Index FR-trente-trois-tours · trente-trois tours · French

trente-trois tours · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 trente-trois tours
PropertyValue
Headwordtrente-trois tours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trente-trois tours » en français

trente-trois toursreste 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

trente-trois tours is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disque vinyle devant être lu à la vitesse angulaire de 33¹⁄₃ tr/min.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for trente-trois tours in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is trente-trois tours, spelled T-R-E-N-T-E---T-R-O-I-S- -T-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disque vinyle devant être lu à la vitesse angulaire de 33¹⁄₃ tr/min.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les trente-trois tours ont aujourd’hui généralement un diamètre de trente centimètres.
  2. Puis très rapidement, dès 48, survient le microsillon. Columbia et Capitol déposent respectivement les brevets du 33 tours de dix pouces (25 cm) et le 45 tours de 7 pouces (17 cm).

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trente-trois tours"?
"trente-trois tours" is spelled T-R-E-N-T-E---T-R-O-I-S- -T-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\.
What does "trente-trois tours" mean?
As a noun, "trente-trois tours" means: Disque vinyle devant être lu à la vitesse angulaire de 33¹⁄₃ tr/min.
How do you pronounce "trente-trois tours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trente-trois tours" is \tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa tuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trente-trois tours" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list