tachéomètre

\ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\

/\ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“tachéomètre” 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 May 6, 2026) - Instrument dérivé du théodolite, permettant de lever rapidement un plan nivelé en mesurant les angles horizontaux et verticaux ainsi que les distances.

Key facts for tachéomètre
PropertyValue
Headwordtachéomètre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tachéomètre” sits in French frequency

tachéomètre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tachéomètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument dérivé du théodolite, permettant de lever rapidement un plan nivelé en mesurant les angles horizontaux et verticaux ainsi que les distances.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tachéomètre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tachéomètre, spelled T-A-C-H-É-O-M-È-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument dérivé du théodolite, permettant de lever rapidement un plan nivelé en mesurant les angles horizontaux et verticaux ainsi que les distances.

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 "tachéomètre"?
"tachéomètre" is spelled T-A-C-H-É-O-M-È-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\.
What does "tachéomètre" mean?
As a noun, "tachéomètre" means: Instrument dérivé du théodolite, permettant de lever rapidement un plan nivelé en mesurant les angles horizontaux et verticaux ainsi que les distances.
How do you pronounce "tachéomètre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tachéomètre" is \ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tachéomètre" come from?
"tachéomètre" 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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Using “tachéomètre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-C-H-É-O-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.ke.ɔ.mɛtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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