tabasser

\ta.ba.se\

/\ta.ba.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“tabasser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,082
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper de manière répétée ; passer à tabac.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tabasser · tabasser · French

tabasser · rank #18,082 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,082
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH ségrégation

Nearest frequency peer: ségrégation (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tabasser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tabasser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tabasser vs tasser
75% similar
tabasser vs tabassé
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tabasser
PropertyValue
Headwordtabasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ta.ba.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,082
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tabasser »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tabasserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ségrégation » (#18,081), « tandem » (#18,083), « sécession » (#18,080). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tabasser » est au #18,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tabasser (IPA \ta.ba.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,082 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabasser, with forms such as "atbasser", "taabsser", and "tabaser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tasser", "tabassé", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tabasser, spelled T-A-B-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frapper de manière répétée ; passer à tabac.
  2. 2
    Se dit d’une boisson alcoolisée dont les effets sont rapides ou puissants.
  3. 3
    Se battre ; se bagarrer.
  4. 4
    Faire un prix très bas, en dessous du marché.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand elle s’est décidée à tabasser sur sa casserole, il y avait plus d’une heure que votre Delphin était parti. Je lui ai dit : « Mais, crâne de piaf, au bout de cinq minutes il fallait tabasser. »
  2. Un jour, je fus amené dans un sous-sol et tabassé par quatre malabars grands comme des bœufs. Duck m'avait seulement annoncé que quatre gorilles allaient me mettre une toise et que je devais me défendre par tous les moyens.

Synonyms

rouer de coupsrosser

This word in other languages

beat up(English)apalizar(Español)verprügeln(Deutsch)espancar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atbasser
  • taabsser
  • tabaser
  • tabasesr
  • tabasserr
  • tabassre
  • tabbasser
  • tabsaser
  • tbaasser
  • ttabasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tabasser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atbasser2taabsser2tabaser1tabasesr2tabasserr1tabassre2tabbasser1tabsaser2
Edit distance from "tabasser"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tabasser"?
"tabasser" is spelled T-A-B-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.ba.se\.
What does "tabasser" mean?
As a verb, "tabasser" means: Frapper de manière répétée ; passer à tabac.
What words are commonly confused with "tabasser"?
"tabasser" is commonly confused with "tasser", "tabassé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tabasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabasser" is \ta.ba.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabasser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tabasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sullivan#18,076Stanford#18,073étatique#18,100security#18,064

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

voudrez10 variantségoïsme10 variantsscission10 variantséveiller10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list