tache de vin

\taʃ də vɛ̃\

/\taʃ də vɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tache-de-vin · tache de vin · French

tache de vin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 tache de vin
PropertyValue
Headwordtache de vin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taʃ də vɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tache de vin » en français

tache de vinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tache de vin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʃ də vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.".

tache de vin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tache de vin, spelled T-A-C-H-E- -D-E- -V-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Non, dit Gabel. Vous avez oublié la perte de mon pucelage à quinze ans et demi avec ma prof de musique et la tache de vin qui me décore la fesse gauche !
  2. Il embrassa la fesse gauche et remarqua sur la droite deux minuscules taches de vin. – On dirait deux petites îles… Les Canaries, peut-être… Il embrassa les Canaries.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "tache de vin"?
"tache de vin" is spelled T-A-C-H-E- -D-E- -V-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \taʃ də vɛ̃\.
What does "tache de vin" mean?
As a noun, "tache de vin" means: Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.
How do you pronounce "tache de vin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tache de vin" is \taʃ də vɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tache de vin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list