tabarnak
\ta.baʁ.nak\
The verdict
“tabarnak” is uncommon French (frequency #52,386 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,386
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juron manifestant la colère, l’indignation, la surprise ou l'étonnement s'il est situé en début de phrase. Précédé de la préposition « en », il peut également signifier un grand volume.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tabarnak |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ta.baʁ.nak\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tabarnak” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tabarnak is uncommon French at frequency #52,386 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ta.baʁ.nak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juron manifestant la colère, l’indignation, la surprise ou l'étonnement s'il est situé en début de phrase. Précédé de la préposition « en », il peut également signifier un grand volume.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tabarnak, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tabarnak, spelled T-A-B-A-R-N-A-K.
Definition
- 1Juron manifestant la colère, l’indignation, la surprise ou l'étonnement s'il est situé en début de phrase. Précédé de la préposition « en », il peut également signifier un grand volume.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tabarnak”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-A-R-N-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.