battre le tambour
\ba.tʁə lə tɑ̃.buʁ\
The verdict
“battre le tambour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Donner un signal en frappant sur le tambour avec les baguettes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-battre-le-tambour · battre le tambour · French
battre le tambour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | battre le tambour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ba.tʁə lə tɑ̃.buʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « battre le tambour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
battre le tambour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ba.tʁə lə tɑ̃.buʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for battre le tambour in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is battre le tambour, spelled B-A-T-T-R-E- -L-E- -T-A-M-B-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Donner un signal en frappant sur le tambour avec les baguettes.
- 2Frapper répétitivement, comme on frappe sur un tambour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how battre le tambour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il battait le tambour sur la vitre, nerveusement, et traçait des monogrammes ésotériques sur la buée du pare-brise.
Synonyms
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.