fève tonka

\fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\

/\fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Graine produite par plusieurs espèces d'arbres tropicaux de la famille des Fabaceae, des genres Dipteryx et Taralea : principalement Dipteryx odorata, mais aussi Dipteryx alata et Taralea oppositif...

Corpus desk

Index FR-feve-tonka · fève tonka · French

fève tonka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for fève tonka
PropertyValue
Headwordfève tonka
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fève tonka » en français

fève tonkan'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fève tonka is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Graine produite par plusieurs espèces d'arbres tropicaux de la famille des Fabaceae, des genres Dipteryx et Taralea : principalement Dipteryx odorata, mais aussi Dipteryx alata et Taralea oppositif...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fève tonka, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fève tonka, spelled F-È-V-E- -T-O-N-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Graine produite par plusieurs espèces d'arbres tropicaux de la famille des Fabaceae, des genres Dipteryx et Taralea : principalement Dipteryx odorata, mais aussi Dipteryx alata et Taralea oppositifolia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fève tonka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ajoutez les fèves tonka râpées.
  2. Découvrez nos fèves tonka, nos conseils et recettes pour les utiliser, leurs propriétés, ainsi que la possibilité d'en acheter de qualité au meilleur prix !

Synonyms

fève de tonkacoumarou

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 "fève tonka"?
"fève tonka" is spelled F-È-V-E- -T-O-N-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\.
What does "fève tonka" mean?
As a noun, "fève tonka" means: Graine produite par plusieurs espèces d'arbres tropicaux de la famille des Fabaceae, des genres Dipteryx et Taralea : principalement Dipteryx odorata, mais aussi Dipteryx alata et Taralea oppositif...
How do you pronounce "fève tonka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fève tonka" is \fɛv.tɔ̃.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fève tonka" come from?
"fève tonka" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list