atabal
\a.ta.bal\
The verdict
“atabal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument à percussion cylindrique à deux têtes du Pays basque, plus large que haut, appartenant à la famille des membranophones représentés par le tabl arabe.
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Index FR-atabal · atabal · French
atabal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atabal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ta.bal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « atabal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
atabal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ta.bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument à percussion cylindrique à deux têtes du Pays basque, plus large que haut, appartenant à la famille des membranophones représentés par le tabl arabe.".
atabal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is atabal, spelled A-T-A-B-A-L.
Definition
- 1Instrument à percussion cylindrique à deux têtes du Pays basque, plus large que haut, appartenant à la famille des membranophones représentés par le tabl arabe.
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.