trou-madame
\tʁu.ma.dam\
The verdict
“trou-madame” 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 September 3, 2026) - Sorte de jeu avec lequel on jouait avec de petites boules qu’on tâchait de pousser dans des ouvertures en forme d’arcades.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trou-madame · trou-madame · French
trou-madame · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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-madame |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁu.ma.dam\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « trou-madame » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trou-madame is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁu.ma.dam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
trou-madame has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is trou-madame, spelled T-R-O-U---M-A-D-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de jeu avec lequel on jouait avec de petites boules qu’on tâchait de pousser dans des ouvertures en forme d’arcades.
- 2Jouer au trou-madame, faire l’amour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trou-madame appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous allâmes dîner à Versailles : le Roi fut de fort bonne humeur. L'on joua des bijoux, des hardes au trou-madame : j'en gagnai.
À Quiberon, nous revîmes M. Rohan, sa rubiconde et haute épouse et son jeu du « trou-madame » qui remplace dans son établissement le billard obligé et qui paraît être une des curiosités du pays.
Synonyms
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.