Taille

/[ˈtaljə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,341

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Taille is aGermannoun. It means: die schmalste Stelle des menschlichen Rumpfes zwischen Brustkorb (unterer Rippenbogen) und Hüfte Pronounced [ˈtaljə]. Often confused with Till and tale.

Key facts for Taille
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaljə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,341
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Taille in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Taille is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaljə]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,341 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Taille, with forms such as "atille", "taile", and "tailel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Till", "tale", "tall", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Taille, spelled T-A-I-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die schmalste Stelle des menschlichen Rumpfes zwischen Brustkorb (unterer Rippenbogen) und Hüfte
  2. 2
    Umfang der unter [1] beschriebenen Körperstelle
  3. 3
    Teil eines Kleidungsstücks, der die unter [1] beschriebene Körperstelle bedeckt
  4. 4
    (auf Stäbchen gearbeitetes) Oberteil eines (zweiteiligen) Kleides, das eng anliegt
  5. 5
    in England und Frankreich erhobene Vasallensteuer
  6. 6
    in Frankreich von 1439 bis zur Französischen Revolution 1789 auf das Einkommen und Vermögen der nicht privilegierten Stände (Bauern, Bürger) erhobene Staatssteuer
  7. 7
    tiefere Tenorlage in der Instrumentalmusik; das Musikinstrument selbst in dieser Tenorlage (zum Beispiel: Barockoboe, Bratsche)
  8. 8
    vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert in Frankreich verbreitete Tenorlage in der Vokal- und Instrumentalmusik
  9. 9
    Aufdecken der Karten zum Ermitteln des Gewinns oder Verlustes des Wettbetrages

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atille,taile,tailel,talile,tialle,ttaille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Taille

Misspelling Variants of "Taille"

atille6taile5tailel6talile6tialle6ttaille7
Misspelling Variants of "Taille"

Frequency rank: #25,341 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taille"?
"Taille" is spelled T-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaljə].
What does "Taille" mean?
As a noun, "Taille" means: die schmalste Stelle des menschlichen Rumpfes zwischen Brustkorb (unterer Rippenbogen) und Hüfte
What words are commonly confused with "Taille"?
"Taille" is commonly confused with "Till", "tale", "tall". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Taille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taille" is [ˈtaljə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taille" come from?
"Taille" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.