tricolore

Name: tricolore, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\

/\tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“tricolore” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,296
frequency rank, French: 3,703
“T” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est de trois couleurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tricolore · tricolore · French

tricolore · rank #17,296 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #17,296
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 3,703
PHOTO-FINISH tremplin

Nearest frequency peer: tremplin (-1 rank slots)

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.

tonneau

82,708
tordu

82,707
tremplin

82,706
tricolore

82,705
universal

82,704
urban

82,703

What this shows « tricolore » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Key facts for tricolore
Property	Value
Headword	tricolore
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#17,296
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tricolore »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tricolorese place ici:

#17,296

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tremplin » (#17,295), « universal » (#17,297), « tordu » (#17,294). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tricolore » est au #17,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around tricolore (IPA \tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,296 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tricolore, with forms such as "rticolore", "tircolore", and "trciolore". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tricolore, spelled T-R-I-C-O-L-O-R-E.

Definition

1
Qui est de trois couleurs.
2
Se dit d’un drapeau comportant trois couleurs à bandes verticales ou horizontales, comme les drapeaux français, belge, italien, et de nombreux autres, et en particulier en parlant du drapeau de son propre pays.
3
Relatif à la France.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Fleur tricolore.
Chat tricolore : dont la robe porte, soit de façon mélangée soit en taches, les trois couleurs roux, noir et blanc.

This word in other languages

tricolor(English)tricolor(Español)dreifarbig(Deutsch)tricolor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rticolore
tircolore
trciolore
triccolore
tricloore
tricollore
tricoloer
tricolorre
tricolroe
tricoolre
trioclore
trricolore
ttricolore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tricolore - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "tricolore"

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 "tricolore"?

"tricolore" is spelled T-R-I-C-O-L-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\.

What does "tricolore" mean?

As an adjective, "tricolore" means: Qui est de trois couleurs.

What are common misspellings of "tricolore"?

Common misspellings include "rticolore", "tircolore", "trciolore", "triccolore", "tricloore". The correct spelling is "tricolore".

How do you pronounce "tricolore"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tricolore" is \tʁi.kɔ.lɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tricolore" come from?

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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tricolore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

universal#17,297 séquelles#17,285 virginité#17,307 servaient#17,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

tremplin13 variants séparant13 variants symétrie13 variants sponsors13 variants