trou de serrure
\tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\
The verdict
“trou de serrure” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans les serrures anciennes, orifice dans lequel était engagée la clé, qui pouvait permettre de voir ce qui se passait de l'autre côté de la porte.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trou de serrure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trou de serrure” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for trou de serrure is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for trou de serrure in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 trou de serrure, spelled T-R-O-U- -D-E- -S-E-R-R-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Dans les serrures anciennes, orifice dans lequel était engagée la clé, qui pouvait permettre de voir ce qui se passait de l'autre côté de la porte.
- 2Passage extrêmement étroit.
This word in other languages
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 serrure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U- -D-E- -S-E-R-R-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\ (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.