trou à rats
\tʁu a ʁa\
The verdict
“trou à rats” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de trou à rat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trou-a-rats · trou à rats · French
trou à rats · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | trou à rats |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu a ʁa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « trou à rats » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trou à rats is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu a ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de trou à rat.".
trou à rats has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 trou à rats, spelled T-R-O-U- -À- -R-A-T-S.
Definition
- 1Variante de trou à rat.
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