trépider

\tʁe.pi.de\

/\tʁe.pi.de\/ verb

The verdict

“trépider” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Bouger par de très petites secousses, vibrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trepider · trépider · French

trépider · 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 trépider
PropertyValue
Headwordtrépider
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁe.pi.de\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trépider » en français

trépidern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trépider is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁe.pi.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for trépider in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trépider, spelled T-R-É-P-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bouger par de très petites secousses, vibrer.
  2. 2
    Trembler, trembler de peur.
  3. 3
    Vibrer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tandis que Paris s'agite, se hâte, trépide, se remue, se passionne dans la vie à outrance, l'île Saint-Louis vit doucement sa bonne vie paisible.
  2. Au retour du maître, le village entier trépidait de rumeurs […]

Synonyms

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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 "trépider"?
"trépider" is spelled T-R-É-P-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁe.pi.de\.
What does "trépider" mean?
As a verb, "trépider" means: Bouger par de très petites secousses, vibrer.
How do you pronounce "trépider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trépider" is \tʁe.pi.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trépider" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list