trou de ver
\tʁu də vɛʁ\
The verdict
“trou de ver” 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 May 6, 2026) - Petit trou dans le bois des meubles, causé par un ver ou percé volontairement pour donner une apparence ancienne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trou de ver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu də vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trou de ver” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
trou de ver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu də vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for trou de ver in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is trou de ver, spelled T-R-O-U- -D-E- -V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Petit trou dans le bois des meubles, causé par un ver ou percé volontairement pour donner une apparence ancienne.
- 2Tunnel hypothétique dans l’espace-temps qui connecte deux régions éloignées autrement que l’espace-temps ordinaire.
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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 ver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U- -D-E- -V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁu də vɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.