Tachkent

\taʃ.kɛnt\

/\taʃ.kɛnt\/ name

The verdict

“Tachkent” is uncommon French (frequency #76,162 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,162
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de l’Ouzbékistan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tachkent · Tachkent · French

Tachkent · rank #76,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,162
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tabassage

Nearest frequency peer: tabassage (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Tachkent »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Tachkent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tachkent
PropertyValue
HeadwordTachkent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\taʃ.kɛnt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Tachkent » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Tachkenttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tabassage » (#76,161), « Takahata » (#76,163), « séquenceur » (#76,159). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tachkent » est au #76,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tachkent is uncommon French at frequency #76,162 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \taʃ.kɛnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tachkent, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Tachkent, spelled T-A-C-H-K-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de l’Ouzbékistan.
  2. 2
    Gouvernement de l’Ouzbékistan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lente arrivée à Tachkent ; lune en faucille brillante, ciel qui pâlit au-dessus des champs et des jardins emmurés de terre sèche.
  2. Première journée difficile pour l’équipe de France lors des Mondiaux de judo de Tachkent (Ouzbékistan), où Shirine Boukli (photo), nᵒ 1 mondiale dans la catégorie des moins de 48 kg, a été éliminée dès le 3ᵉ tour.

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); 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 "Tachkent"?
"Tachkent" is spelled T-A-C-H-K-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \taʃ.kɛnt\.
What does "Tachkent" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tachkent" means: Capitale de l’Ouzbékistan.
How do you pronounce "Tachkent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tachkent" is \taʃ.kɛnt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tachkent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tachkent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list