trombinoscope

\tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\

/\tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\/ noun

The verdict

“trombinoscope” is uncommon French (frequency #91,249 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,249
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Document sur lequel sont présentés les visages respectifs des membres d’un groupe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trombinoscope · trombinoscope · French

trombinoscope · rank #91,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,249
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tripode

Nearest frequency peer: tripode (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « trombinoscope »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « trombinoscope » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trombinoscope
PropertyValue
Headwordtrombinoscope
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trombinoscope » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).trombinoscopetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tripode » (#91,248), « tromp » (#91,250), « traversiers » (#91,247). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « trombinoscope » est au #91,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trombinoscope is uncommon French at frequency #91,249 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Document sur lequel sont présentés les visages respectifs des membres d’un groupe.".

No misspelling variants are generated for trombinoscope in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 trombinoscope, spelled T-R-O-M-B-I-N-O-S-C-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document sur lequel sont présentés les visages respectifs des membres d’un groupe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trombinoscope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le trombinoscope de l’Assemblée Nationale.
  2. Les plus récalcitrants décidèrent malgré tout de camper sur leurs positions et ne furent pas photographiés. Ils finirent par regretter leur choix en constatant qu’ils apparaissaient en ombre chinoise dans le trombinoscope.

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); 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 "trombinoscope"?
"trombinoscope" is spelled T-R-O-M-B-I-N-O-S-C-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\.
What does "trombinoscope" mean?
As a noun, "trombinoscope" means: Document sur lequel sont présentés les visages respectifs des membres d’un groupe.
How do you pronounce "trombinoscope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trombinoscope" is \tʁɔ̃.bi.nɔs.kɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trombinoscope" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trombinoscope", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list