trompe
French, noun
trompe is spelled T-R-O-M-P-E (6 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,602nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trompe is a French feminine noun meaning “trumpet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of tromper. With an accent, trompé is a different word: “past participle of tromper”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trompette”.
What does trompe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrumpet
- 2
femininetrunk of an elephant
- 3
femininesquinch
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of tromper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Trahi par son conjoint.
noun: 1. Trompette. 2. Trompe de chasse. 3. Klaxon. 4. Prolongement nasal chez les proboscidiens (éléphant, tapir).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trompe
- trompes plural
- trompée feminine
- trompés masculine plural
- trompées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to trompe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trompe in French?
trompe appears 21 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).