triode
\tʁi.jɔd\
The verdict
“triode” 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) - Tube à vide permettant d’amplifier un signal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-triode · triode · French
triode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triode |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁi.jɔd\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « triode » en français
Rare enough to double-check
triode is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.jɔd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tube à vide permettant d’amplifier un signal.".
Zero misspellings are on record for triode in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is triode, spelled T-R-I-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Tube à vide permettant d’amplifier un signal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how triode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a grandement contribué au développement des tubes électroniques en créant une triode à vide poussé : le « pliotron » ainsi que grâce à ces travaux sur le tungstène.
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.