tarboosh
/tɑːˈbuːʃ/
"tarboosh" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tarboosh” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tarboosh · tarboosh · English
tarboosh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tarboosh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɑːˈbuːʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tarboosh” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tarboosh is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɑːˈbuːʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.".
Zero misspellings are on record for tarboosh in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš). The correct English form is tarboosh, spelled T-A-R-B-O-O-S-H.
Definition
- 1A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tarboosh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He went to the Pyramids and Syria, and there left his malady behind him, and returned with a fine beard, and a supply of tarbooshes and nargillies, with which he regales all his friends.
He rehearsed all the afternoon how he should play the heavy father for the young man's edification till he reduced his children to helpless giggling. Just before he was due Athelny routed out an Egyptian tarboosh and insisted on putting it on.
Etymology
From Arabic طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš).
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.