tachymètre
\ta.ki.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“tachymètre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil de mesure indiquant en continu la vitesse angulaire d’une machine tournante, par exemple l’arbre de sortie d’un moteur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tachymetre · tachymètre · French
tachymètre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | tachymètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.ki.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tachymètre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tachymètre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.ki.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tachymètre has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tachymètre, spelled T-A-C-H-Y-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Appareil de mesure indiquant en continu la vitesse angulaire d’une machine tournante, par exemple l’arbre de sortie d’un moteur.
- 2Instrument servant à mesurer la vitesse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tachymètre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un compte-tours moteur est une sorte de tachymètre.
Il a l’œil constamment rivé sur le tachymètre.
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.