troglodytes

\tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\

/\tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\/ noun

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The verdict

“troglodytes” is uncommon French (frequency #64,143 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,143
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de troglodyte.

Key facts for troglodytes
PropertyValue
Headwordtroglodytes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “troglodytes” 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). troglodytes 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

troglodytes is uncommon French at frequency #64,143 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de troglodyte.".

No misspelling variants are generated for troglodytes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 troglodytes, spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-Y-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de troglodyte.

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 "troglodytes"?
"troglodytes" is spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-Y-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\.
What does "troglodytes" mean?
As a noun, "troglodytes" means: Pluriel de troglodyte.
How do you pronounce "troglodytes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "troglodytes" is \tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "troglodytes" come from?
"troglodytes" 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 “troglodytes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-G-L-O-D-Y-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɔ.ɡlɔ.dit\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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