trophée

\tʁɔ.fe\

/\tʁɔ.fe\/ noun

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The verdict

“trophée” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,512
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dépouille d’un ennemi vaincu, que l’on mettait ordinairement sur un tronc d’arbre dont on avait coupé les branches.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trophée vs trophy
71% similar
trophée vs trouée
71% similar
trophée vs trouvée
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trophée
PropertyValue
Headwordtrophée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɔ.fe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,512
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trophée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trophée lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around trophée (IPA \tʁɔ.fe\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,512 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for trophée, with forms such as "rtophée", "torphée", and "trohpée". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "trophy", "trouée", "trouvée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is trophée, spelled T-R-O-P-H-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépouille d’un ennemi vaincu, que l’on mettait ordinairement sur un tronc d’arbre dont on avait coupé les branches.
  2. 2
    Dépouille d’un vaincu.
  3. 3
    Assemblage d’armes, de drapeaux, élevés et disposés avec art, pour conserver le souvenir d’une victoire, d’une conquête.
  4. 4
    Panoplie d'armes suspendues au mur.
  5. 5
    Victoire.
  6. 6
    Récompense remise au vainqueur dans une compétition sportive.
  7. 7
    Ornement représentant un assemblage de divers objets employés dans une science ou dans un art, et qui en sont comme les attributs.

This word in other languages

trophy(English)Trophäe(Deutsch)troféu(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtophée
  • torphée
  • trohpée
  • trophee
  • tropheé
  • trophhée
  • tropphée
  • tropéhe
  • trpohée
  • trrophée
  • ttrophée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trophée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtophée2torphée2trohpée2trophee1tropheé2trophhée1tropphée1tropéhe2
Edit distance from "trophée"

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 "trophée"?
"trophée" is spelled T-R-O-P-H-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɔ.fe\.
What does "trophée" mean?
As a noun, "trophée" means: Dépouille d’un ennemi vaincu, que l’on mettait ordinairement sur un tronc d’arbre dont on avait coupé les branches.
What words are commonly confused with "trophée"?
"trophée" is commonly confused with "trophy", "trouée", "trouvée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trophée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trophée" is \tʁɔ.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trophée" come from?
"trophée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “trophée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-P-H-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɔ.fe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “trophy” - see the side-by-side comparison. trophée vs trophy
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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