tronc d’arbre
\tʁɔ̃ d‿aʁbʁ\
The verdict
“tronc d’arbre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie principale de la tige d'un arbre, située entre les racines et le houppier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tronc-d-arbre · tronc d’arbre · French
tronc d’arbre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tronc d’arbre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɔ̃ d‿aʁbʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tronc d’arbre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tronc d’arbre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ̃ d‿aʁbʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie principale de la tige d'un arbre, située entre les racines et le houppier.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tronc d’arbre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tronc d’arbre, spelled T-R-O-N-C- -D-’-A-R-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Partie principale de la tige d'un arbre, située entre les racines et le houppier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tronc d’arbre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Philippe.– Oui, ils le savent, les infâmes ! ils savent bien où ils frappent ! Le vieux tronc d’arbre est d’un bois trop solide ; ils ne viendraient pas l’entamer. Mais ils connaissent la fibre délicate qui tressaille dans ses entrailles lorsqu’on attaque son plus faible bourgeon.
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