T-shirt
\ti.ʃœʁt\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | T-shirt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ti.ʃœʁt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « T-shirt » en français
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
- 1Maillot de corps avec des manches courtes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how T-shirt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.
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.