tropique

Name: tropique, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\tʁɔ.pik\

/\tʁɔ.pik\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tropique” is uncommon French (frequency #57,659 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,659
frequency rank, French: 164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chacun des deux parallèles de la sphère terrestre qui dans l'hémisphère boréal ou austral séparent la zone torride de la zone tempérée. Le soleil y atteint le zénith une fois par an, lors des solst...

Key facts for tropique
Property	Value
Headword	tropique
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\tʁɔ.pik\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#57,659
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tropique” 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). tropique lands here:

#57,659

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

tropique is uncommon French at frequency #57,659 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ.pik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

tropique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tropique, spelled T-R-O-P-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

1
Chacun des deux parallèles de la sphère terrestre qui dans l'hémisphère boréal ou austral séparent la zone torride de la zone tempérée. Le soleil y atteint le zénith une fois par an, lors des solstices et aux latitudes de ±23° 26′.
2
Chacun des deux parallèles de la sphère céleste qui passent par les points solsticiaux, c'est-à-dire à la verticale d’un tropique sur la Terre.

This word in other languages

tropic(English)trópico(Español)Wendekreis(Deutsch)

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 "tropique"?

"tropique" is spelled T-R-O-P-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɔ.pik\.

What does "tropique" mean?

As a noun, "tropique" means: Chacun des deux parallèles de la sphère terrestre qui dans l'hémisphère boréal ou austral séparent la zone torride de la zone tempérée. Le soleil y atteint le zénith une fois par an, lors des solst...

How do you pronounce "tropique"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tropique" is \tʁɔ.pik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tropique" come from?

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Using “tropique”

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

The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-P-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \tʁɔ.pik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.