tabouret

\ta.bu.ʁɛ\

/\ta.bu.ʁɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tabouret” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,044
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit siège sans dossier ni bras, souvent avec trois ou quatre pieds.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tabouret vs tabourets
89% similar

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

Key facts for tabouret
PropertyValue
Headwordtabouret
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.bu.ʁɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,044
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tabouret” 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). tabouret lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tabouret (IPA \ta.bu.ʁɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,044 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabouret, with forms such as "atbouret", "tabbouret", and "taboruet". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tabourets", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tabouret, spelled T-A-B-O-U-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit siège sans dossier ni bras, souvent avec trois ou quatre pieds.
  2. 2
    Siège utilisé par les duchesses pour s’asseoir en présence du roi, de la reine.
  3. 3
    Siège sur lequel étaient exposés en place publique ceux qui avaient été condamnés à une peine infamante.
  4. 4
    Dispositif de raccordement d’une canalisation au réseau.
  5. 5
    Charpente supportant la flèche d’une église.
  6. 6
    Nom donné à diverses Brassicaceae du genre Iberis, du genre Noccaea et du genre Thlaspi.

Synonyms

escabeauescabellebotte-culboite de branchementregard

This word in other languages

stool(English)banqueta(Español)Hocker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atbouret
  • tabbouret
  • taboruet
  • tabouert
  • tabourett
  • tabourret
  • tabourte
  • tabuoret
  • taoburet
  • tbaouret
  • ttabouret

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atbouret2tabbouret1taboruet2tabouert2tabourett1tabourret1tabourte2tabuoret2
Edit distance from "tabouret"

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 "tabouret"?
"tabouret" is spelled T-A-B-O-U-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.bu.ʁɛ\.
What does "tabouret" mean?
As a noun, "tabouret" means: Petit siège sans dossier ni bras, souvent avec trois ou quatre pieds.
What words are commonly confused with "tabouret"?
"tabouret" is commonly confused with "tabourets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tabouret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabouret" is \ta.bu.ʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabouret" come from?
"tabouret" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “tabouret”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-O-U-R-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.bu.ʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tabourets” - see the side-by-side comparison. tabouret vs tabourets
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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