triple saut
\tʁi.plə so\
The verdict
“triple saut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve d’athlétisme où l’athlète doit sauter aussi long que possible, avec un saut à cloche-pied, un pas et un saut, en cet ordre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triple saut |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁi.plə so\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “triple saut” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
triple saut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.plə so\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve d’athlétisme où l’athlète doit sauter aussi long que possible, avec un saut à cloche-pied, un pas et un saut, en cet ordre.".
triple saut doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is triple saut, spelled T-R-I-P-L-E- -S-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Épreuve d’athlétisme où l’athlète doit sauter aussi long que possible, avec un saut à cloche-pied, un pas et un saut, en cet ordre.
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.
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Using “triple saut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-P-L-E- -S-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁi.plə so\ (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.