turlute

\tyʁ.lyt\

/\tyʁ.lyt\/ noun

The verdict

“turlute” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cri de l’alouette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-turlute · turlute · French

turlute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for turlute
PropertyValue
Headwordturlute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tyʁ.lyt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « turlute » en français

turlutereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

turlute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tyʁ.lyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for turlute, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is turlute, spelled T-U-R-L-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cri de l’alouette.
  2. 2
    Forme de musique traditionnelle québécoise composée d’onomatopée.
  3. 3
    Rengaine.
  4. 4
    Fellation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On entend la turlute de l’alouette.
  2. Malgré la pluie, une alouette, haut dans le ciel, turlute sa liberté.

Synonyms

turlutement

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "turlute"?
"turlute" is spelled T-U-R-L-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tyʁ.lyt\.
What does "turlute" mean?
As a noun, "turlute" means: Cri de l’alouette.
How do you pronounce "turlute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "turlute" is \tyʁ.lyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "turlute" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list