tuyau de descente

\tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\

/\tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descente d’eau pluviale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tuyau-de-descente · tuyau de descente · French

tuyau de descente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 tuyau de descente
PropertyValue
Headwordtuyau de descente
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tuyau de descente » en français

tuyau de descentereste 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

tuyau de descente is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Descente d’eau pluviale.".

tuyau de descente has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 tuyau de descente, spelled T-U-Y-A-U- -D-E- -D-E-S-C-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descente d’eau pluviale.

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 "tuyau de descente"?
"tuyau de descente" is spelled T-U-Y-A-U- -D-E- -D-E-S-C-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\.
What does "tuyau de descente" mean?
As a noun, "tuyau de descente" means: Descente d’eau pluviale.
How do you pronounce "tuyau de descente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuyau de descente" is \tɥi.o də de.sɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuyau de descente" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list