T-shirt

\ti.ʃœʁt\

/\ti.ʃœʁt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maillot de corps avec des manches courtes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-t-shirt · T-shirt · French

T-shirt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 T-shirt
PropertyValue
HeadwordT-shirt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʃœʁt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « T-shirt » en français

T-shirtsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

T-shirt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ʃœʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maillot de corps avec des manches courtes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for T-shirt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is T-shirt, spelled T---S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maillot de corps avec des manches courtes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how T-shirt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. D’abord, il lui a dit son goût pour les jeans 501 qu’il porte été hiver avec des T-shirts blancs et des Santiags qu’il collectionne comme d’autres, les timbres.
  2. Il a son T-shirt rentré dans son fute. Regarde. C’est le premier bâtard d’Overtown que je vois avec son T-shirt dans son fute depuis cinq ans, dix peut-être.

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 "T-shirt"?
"T-shirt" is spelled T---S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʃœʁt\.
What does "T-shirt" mean?
As a noun, "T-shirt" means: Maillot de corps avec des manches courtes.
How do you pronounce "T-shirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "T-shirt" is \ti.ʃœʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "T-shirt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list