trou de mémoire

\tʁu də me.mwaʁ\

/\tʁu də me.mwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“trou de mémoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trou-de-memoire · trou de mémoire · French

trou de mémoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for trou de mémoire
PropertyValue
Headwordtrou de mémoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁu də me.mwaʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trou de mémoire » en français

trou de mémoirereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trou de mémoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu də me.mwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for trou de mémoire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trou de mémoire, spelled T-R-O-U- -D-E- -M-É-M-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trou de mémoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il cherchait toujours les mots que la mère avait prononcés en passant la porte. C’était sans importance, mais ce trou de mémoire l’agaçait.
  2. Elle peut réduire vos propos à une succession de banalités et vous exposer à certains pièges comme le trou de mémoire et le manque de contact avec le public.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trou de mémoire"?
"trou de mémoire" is spelled T-R-O-U- -D-E- -M-É-M-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁu də me.mwaʁ\.
What does "trou de mémoire" mean?
As a noun, "trou de mémoire" means: Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.
How do you pronounce "trou de mémoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trou de mémoire" is \tʁu də me.mwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trou de mémoire" come from?
"trou de mémoire" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list