trou de mémoire
\tʁu də me.mwaʁ\
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 May 6, 2026) - Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trou de mémoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu də me.mwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trou de mémoire” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Incapacité temporaire à se rappeler une chose précise.
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.
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Using “trou de mémoire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U- -D-E- -M-É-M-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁu də me.mwaʁ\ (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.