trouée

\tʁu.e\

/\tʁu.e\/ noun

The verdict

“trouée” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,082
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Passage plus ou moins large perçant le couvert d'une formationboisée, frutescente, ou herbeuse dense et haute (forêt, buissonnaie, savane, haie, etc.).

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trouée vs tuée
67% similar
trouée vs true
67% similar
trouée vs trous
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trouée
PropertyValue
Headwordtrouée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁu.e\
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,082
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trouée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trouée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around trouée (IPA \tʁu.e\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,082 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for trouée, with forms such as "rtouée", "toruée", and "trouee". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tuée", "true", "trous", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 trouée, spelled T-R-O-U-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passage plus ou moins large perçant le couvert d'une formationboisée, frutescente, ou herbeuse dense et haute (forêt, buissonnaie, savane, haie, etc.).
  2. 2
    Ouverture faite dans une ligne ennemie, par le canon, par une charge, etc.
  3. 3
    Espace ouvert dans une foule.
  4. 4
    Dépression de terrain, col ou vallée, qui ouvre un passage entre deux régions.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtouée,toruée,trouee,troueé,troéue,trrouée,truoée,ttrouée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trouée - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtouée2toruée2trouee1troueé2troéue2trrouée1truoée2ttrouée1
Edit distance from "trouée"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trouée"?
"trouée" is spelled T-R-O-U-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁu.e\.
What does "trouée" mean?
As a noun, "trouée" means: Passage plus ou moins large perçant le couvert d'une formationboisée, frutescente, ou herbeuse dense et haute (forêt, buissonnaie, savane, haie, etc.).
What words are commonly confused with "trouée"?
"trouée" is commonly confused with "tuée", "true", "trous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trouée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trouée" is \tʁu.e\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trouée" come from?
"trouée" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “trouée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁu.e\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tuée” - see the side-by-side comparison. trouée vs tuée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list