tronquer
\tʁɔ̃.ke\
The verdict
“tronquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retrancher, couper une partie de quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tronquer · tronquer · French
tronquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | tronquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁɔ̃.ke\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tronquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tronquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɔ̃.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tronquer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tronquer, spelled T-R-O-N-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Retrancher, couper une partie de quelque chose.
- 2Retrancher, couper une partie de quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tronquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tronquer une statue.
Il a tronqué ce livre, il en a ôté deux chapitres.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.