trottin
\tʁɔ.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“trottin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite ouvrière commissionnée pour faire les courses, payée à la tâche, et qui devait donc, pour faire attendre le client le moins longtemps possible, accomplir sa commission le plus vite possible,...
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Index FR-trottin · trottin · French
trottin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | trottin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɔ.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
trottin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trottin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trottin, spelled T-R-O-T-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Petite ouvrière commissionnée pour faire les courses, payée à la tâche, et qui devait donc, pour faire attendre le client le moins longtemps possible, accomplir sa commission le plus vite possible, et de ce fait trottinait à travers le magasin.
- 2Utilisateur de trottinette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trottin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le garçon marchand de vins du coin lance un œil marécageux au trottin de la modiste d’en face, — petite fille à tout faire.
À cette minute, une petite blonde de seize à dix-huit ans, un trottin de modiste, qui avait au bras un large carton, traversa vivement, pour entrer sous la porte avant la voiture.
Synonyms
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.