trois vingts

\tʁwa vɛ̃\

/\tʁwa vɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“trois vingts” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trois fois vingt, soit soixante.

Key facts for trois vingts
PropertyValue
Headwordtrois vingts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁwa vɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trois vingts” sits in French frequency

trois vingts 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 trois vingts is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁwa vɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Trois fois vingt, soit soixante.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trois vingts, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is trois vingts, spelled T-R-O-I-S- -V-I-N-G-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trois fois vingt, soit soixante.

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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 "trois vingts"?
"trois vingts" is spelled T-R-O-I-S- -V-I-N-G-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁwa vɛ̃\.
What does "trois vingts" mean?
As an adjective, "trois vingts" means: Trois fois vingt, soit soixante.
How do you pronounce "trois vingts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trois vingts" is \tʁwa vɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trois vingts" come from?
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Using “trois vingts”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-I-S- -V-I-N-G-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁwa vɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list