tachon
\ta.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“tachon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne incapable de réussir quoi que ce soit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tachon · tachon · French
tachon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | tachon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tachon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tachon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tachon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tachon, spelled T-A-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Personne incapable de réussir quoi que ce soit.
- 2Claque à l'arrière du crâne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tachon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais quel tachon celui la !
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.