trogne

\tʁɔɲ\

/\tʁɔɲ\/ noun

The verdict

“trogne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Visage plein et rubicond qui annonce l’amour de la bonne chère et du vin.

Key facts for trogne
PropertyValue
Headwordtrogne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɔɲ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trogne” sits in French frequency

trogne 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for trogne is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁɔɲ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trogne, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is trogne, spelled T-R-O-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Visage plein et rubicond qui annonce l’amour de la bonne chère et du vin.
  2. 2
    Portrait de genre, pas ou peu caricatural, ne représentant pas un personnage précis.
  3. 3
    Nez de grande taille.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de troène commun.
  5. 5
    Collection d'Arbre taillée de façon à ce qu’elle reforme une touffe épaisse de nouveaux arbres au sommet du tronc primitif et des racines internes invisibles descendant de ce même tronc.

Synonyms

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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 "trogne"?
"trogne" is spelled T-R-O-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɔɲ\.
What does "trogne" mean?
As a noun, "trogne" means: Visage plein et rubicond qui annonce l’amour de la bonne chère et du vin.
How do you pronounce "trogne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trogne" is \tʁɔɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trogne" come from?
"trogne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “trogne”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɔɲ\ (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