tache de vin
\taʃ də vɛ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tache de vin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \taʃ də vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tache de vin » en français
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
- 1Malformation vasculaire des capillaires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tache de vin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— 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 !
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.
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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.