tache de naissance
\taʃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“tache de naissance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tache-de-naissance · tache de naissance · French
tache de naissance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tache de naissance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \taʃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tache de naissance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tache de naissance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʃ də nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tache de naissance, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tache de naissance, spelled T-A-C-H-E- -D-E- -N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tache de naissance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La tache de naissance est rose et plate, elle concerne environ 3 nouveaux-nés sur 1000 et se développe de façon proportionnelle à la croissance de l'enfant. Si elle n'est pas traitée, la tache de naissance peut potentiellement produire des ectasies vasculaires, des nodules et des boutons.
Synonyms
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.