trépan
\tʁe.pɑ̃\
The verdict
“trépan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument qui sert à percer, à désagréger les roches dans les sondages, les forages.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trepan · trépan · French
trépan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | trépan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁe.pɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
trépan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁe.pɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
trépan has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trépan, spelled T-R-É-P-A-N.
Definition
- 1Instrument qui sert à percer, à désagréger les roches dans les sondages, les forages.
- 2Outil muni d’une mèche, comme le vilebrequin, pour percer la pierre, le marbre, le bois.
- 3Instrument en forme de vilebrequin, avec lequel on perce les os, et spécialement ceux du crâne.→ voir craniotome
- 4Opération qui se fait avec cet instrument.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trépan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Opérer avec le trépan.
Ce blessé est trop faible, il ne pourra jamais souffrir, supporter le trépan.
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.