trous

\tʁu\

/\tʁu\/ noun

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The verdict

“trous” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,813
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de trou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trous · trous · French

trous · rank #4,813 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,813
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tarif

Nearest frequency peer: tarif (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « trous »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « trous » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

trous vs tus
60% similar
trous vs truc
60% similar
trous vs true
60% similar

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

Key facts for trous
PropertyValue
Headwordtrous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁu\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,813
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « trous »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).trousse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tarif » (#4,812), « Ukraine » (#4,814), « séparer » (#4,811). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « trous » est au #4,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around trous (IPA \tʁu\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,813 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de trou.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for trous, with forms such as "rtous", "trosu", and "trouss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tus", "truc", "true", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is trous, spelled T-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de trou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how trous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans ce qui sert parfois de lit au torrent, des blocs et dalles énormes de roches toutes creusées de cuvettes et baignoires naturelles, et dans ces trous, quelques laquets d’eau morte saumâtrisée par la chaleur, immobile sous l’air pesant et sans souffle, incrustant chaque jour plus bas dans la pierre le glauque et gluant revêtement de mucus et d’infusoir…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtous
  • trosu
  • trouss
  • trrous
  • truos
  • ttrous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trous - 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.

rtous2trosu2trouss1trrous1truos2ttrous1
Edit distance from "trous"

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 "trous"?
"trous" is spelled T-R-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁu\.
What does "trous" mean?
As a noun, "trous" means: Pluriel de trou.
What words are commonly confused with "trous"?
"trous" is commonly confused with "tus", "truc", "true". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trous" is \tʁu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trous" come from?
"trous" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tarif#4,812époux#4,819sauvé#4,803animé#4,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

assise6 variantsMetz6 variantsexige6 variantsgosses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list