tarte flambée

noun

"tarte-flambee" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.

Key facts for tarte flambée
PropertyValue
Headwordtarte flambée
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tarte flambée” sits in English frequency

tarte flambée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tarte flambée is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.".

tarte flambée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French tarte flambée. The correct English form is tarte flambée, spelled T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.

Etymology

Borrowed from French tarte flambée.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "tarte flambée"?
"tarte flambée" is spelled T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E.
What does "tarte flambée" mean?
As a noun, "tarte flambée" means: A baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.
What is the origin of the word "tarte flambée"?
Borrowed from French tarte flambée. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “tarte flambée”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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