truffe

\tʁyf\

/\tʁyf\/ noun

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The verdict

“truffe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #26,212 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#26,212
frequency rank, French
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme particulière de champignons de la famille des ascomycètes du genre des tubéracées; champignons souterrains, charnus, compacts, recherchés pour leur arôme et pour leur saveur dont l’espèce la ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

truffe vs truie
67% similar
truffe vs truffes
86% similar
truffe vs true
67% similar

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

Key facts for truffe
PropertyValue
Headwordtruffe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁyf\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,212
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “truffe” 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). truffe lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for truffe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁyf\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,212 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for truffe, with forms such as "rtuffe", "trfufe", and "trruffe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "truie", "truffes", "true", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is truffe, spelled T-R-U-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme particulière de champignons de la famille des ascomycètes du genre des tubéracées; champignons souterrains, charnus, compacts, recherchés pour leur arôme et pour leur saveur dont l’espèce la plus intéressante et la plus connue est la truffe noire ou truffe du Périgord.
  2. 2
    Friandise, pâtisserie en forme de truffe à base de chocolat.
  3. 3
    Personne naïve ou stupide.
  4. 4
    ou Pomme de terre.
  5. 5
    Se dit du nez quand il est gros et épaté.
  6. 6
    Tromperie, fourberie.
  7. 7
    Rhinarium, surface sans poil et parfois humide, qui entoure les narines d’un grand nombre de mammifères, dont le chien.

This word in other languages

truffle(English)trufa(Español)Trüffel(Deutsch)trufa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtuffe,trfufe,trruffe,trufe,trufef,ttruffe,turffe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of truffe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtuffe2trfufe2trruffe1trufe1trufef2ttruffe1turffe2
Edit distance from "truffe"

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 "truffe"?
"truffe" is spelled T-R-U-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁyf\.
What does "truffe" mean?
As a noun, "truffe" means: Forme particulière de champignons de la famille des ascomycètes du genre des tubéracées; champignons souterrains, charnus, compacts, recherchés pour leur arôme et pour leur saveur dont l’espèce la ...
What words are commonly confused with "truffe"?
"truffe" is commonly confused with "truie", "truffes", "true". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "truffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "truffe" is \tʁyf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "truffe" come from?
"truffe" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “truffe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-U-F-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁyf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “truie” - see the side-by-side comparison. truffe vs truie
  • 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.

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

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