trictrac

\tʁik.tʁak\

/\tʁik.tʁak\/ onomatopoeia

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The verdict

“trictrac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bruit que fait le fusil lorsqu’on l’arme.

Key facts for trictrac
PropertyValue
Headwordtrictrac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechOnomatopoeia
IPA\tʁik.tʁak\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trictrac” sits in French frequency

trictrac falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trictrac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \tʁik.tʁak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bruit que fait le fusil lorsqu’on l’arme.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trictrac, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is trictrac, spelled T-R-I-C-T-R-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bruit que fait le fusil lorsqu’on l’arme.

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 "trictrac"?
"trictrac" is spelled T-R-I-C-T-R-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁik.tʁak\.
What does "trictrac" mean?
As an onomatopoeia, "trictrac" means: Bruit que fait le fusil lorsqu’on l’arme.
How do you pronounce "trictrac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trictrac" is \tʁik.tʁak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trictrac" come from?
"trictrac" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “trictrac”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-C-T-R-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁik.tʁak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list