tabl baladi

\ta.bɛl ba.la.di\

/\ta.bɛl ba.la.di\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument à percussion de type membranophone à deux faces, se jouant généralement avec deux baguettes spéciales et similaire au davul turc, utilisé dans la musique traditionnelle dans les pays ara...

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Index FR-tabl-baladi · tabl baladi · French

tabl baladi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • 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 tabl baladi
PropertyValue
Headwordtabl baladi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.bɛl ba.la.di\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tabl baladi » en français

tabl baladireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tabl baladi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.bɛl ba.la.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tabl baladi, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tabl baladi, spelled T-A-B-L- -B-A-L-A-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument à percussion de type membranophone à deux faces, se jouant généralement avec deux baguettes spéciales et similaire au davul turc, utilisé dans la musique traditionnelle dans les pays arabes d'Afrique du Nord et de la péninsule Arabique.→ voir tabl
  2. 2
    Genre de musique populaire arabe utilisant le tabl baladi comme instrument à percussion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le terme tabl baladi s'emploie très souvent pour distinguer ces timbales des autres types d'instruments à percussion également appelés tabls.
  2. A gauche ( nᵒ 2 ), le tabl baladi, ou " tambour égyptien ", qui a un peu la forme des tambours militaires occidentaux mais moins profond, lui aussi couvert d'une peau parcheminée ; il est suspendu à l'oblique sur l'épaule du musicien par une lanière de cuir qui l'entoure et est frappé par une baguette ou une lanière de cuir.

Synonyms

tabltabl saïdi

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 "tabl baladi"?
"tabl baladi" is spelled T-A-B-L- -B-A-L-A-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.bɛl ba.la.di\.
What does "tabl baladi" mean?
As a noun, "tabl baladi" means: Instrument à percussion de type membranophone à deux faces, se jouant généralement avec deux baguettes spéciales et similaire au davul turc, utilisé dans la musique traditionnelle dans les pays ara...
How do you pronounce "tabl baladi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabl baladi" is \ta.bɛl ba.la.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabl baladi" come from?
"tabl baladi" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list