tachyon
\ta.kjɔ̃\
The verdict
“tachyon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Particule hypothétique se déplaçant à une vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière dans le vide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tachyon · tachyon · French
tachyon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | tachyon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.kjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tachyon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.kjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tachyon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tachyon, spelled T-A-C-H-Y-O-N.
Definition
- 1Particule hypothétique se déplaçant à une vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière dans le vide.
- 2Particule hypothétique se déplaçant à une vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière dans le vide qui serait capable de procurer du bien-être à son exposition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tachyon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’existence des tachyons n’a pu, jusqu’ici, être démontrée.
Des « chambres à tachyons » ou des « barres à tachyons » qui promettent « d’équilibrer votre énergie » ? Le Détecteur de rumeurs est allé à la chasse aux tachyons.
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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.