trilby

\tʁil.bi\

/\tʁil.bi\/ noun

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The verdict

“trilby” is uncommon French (frequency #98,586 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,586
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chapeau rond à bords courts, relevés à l’arrière et généralement orientés vers le bas à l’avant, à calotte basse mascottée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trilby · trilby · French

trilby · rank #98,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH trimestrielle…

Nearest frequency peer: trimestriellement (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “trilby”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “trilby” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trilby
PropertyValue
Headwordtrilby
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁil.bi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trilby” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trilby lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trilby is uncommon French at frequency #98,586 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁil.bi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chapeau rond à bords courts, relevés à l’arrière et généralement orientés vers le bas à l’avant, à calotte basse mascottée.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trilby, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 trilby, spelled T-R-I-L-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chapeau rond à bords courts, relevés à l’arrière et généralement orientés vers le bas à l’avant, à calotte basse mascottée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il était vêtu exactement comme au Bistro lors de cette fameuse soirée, sauf qu’il portait aussi un chapeau de paille, comme une sorte de trilby miniature.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trilby"?
"trilby" is spelled T-R-I-L-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁil.bi\.
What does "trilby" mean?
As a noun, "trilby" means: Chapeau rond à bords courts, relevés à l’arrière et généralement orientés vers le bas à l’avant, à calotte basse mascottée.
How do you pronounce "trilby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trilby" is \tʁil.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trilby" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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