tabatière

\ta.ba.tjɛʁ\

/\ta.ba.tjɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tabatière” is uncommon French (frequency #91,218 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,218
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite boite où l’on met du tabac à priser.

Key facts for tabatière
PropertyValue
Headwordtabatière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.ba.tjɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tabatière” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tabatière lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tabatière is uncommon French at frequency #91,218 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.ba.tjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

tabatière has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tabatière, spelled T-A-B-A-T-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite boite où l’on met du tabac à priser.
  2. 2
    Fenêtre à tabatière ou plutôt châssis à tabatière. Fenêtre de toit ayant la même inclinaison que celui-ci.
  3. 3
    Mécanisme à charnière permettant l'ouverture de la culasse d'un fusil.
  4. 4
    Ancien modèle, actuellement interdit, de porte-fusible en porcelaine composé d'un boîtier dans lequel des agrafes métalliques supportent un fusible ou des vis pour y mettre un fil de plomb, le tout fermé par un couvercle également en porcelaine.
  5. 5
    Ouvrière qui travaille à la fabrication du tabac.
  6. 6
    Femme vendant du tabac.

This word in other languages

snuffbox(English)tabaquera(Español)Schnupftabakdose(Deutsch)

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 "tabatière"?
"tabatière" is spelled T-A-B-A-T-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.ba.tjɛʁ\.
What does "tabatière" mean?
As a noun, "tabatière" means: Petite boite où l’on met du tabac à priser.
How do you pronounce "tabatière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabatière" is \ta.ba.tjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabatière" come from?
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Using “tabatière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-A-T-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.ba.tjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list