trou de serrure
\tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\
The verdict
“trou de serrure” 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) - 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.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trou-de-serrure · trou de serrure · French
trou de serrure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « trou de serrure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trou de serrure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu də sɛ.ʁyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trou de serrure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’avais toujours l’impression, quand elle me posait une question, qu’elle regardait par un trou de serrure.
« Chiquita passe par les trous de serrures, danse sur la pointe des grilles et les tessons de bouteille sans se faire mal. Bien malin qui la prendra ! »
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.