tadeln
\ˈtaːdl̩n\
The verdict
“tadeln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Blâmer, réprimander, faire des reproches.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tadeln · tadeln · French
tadeln · 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 | tadeln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈtaːdl̩n\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tadeln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtaːdl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blâmer, réprimander, faire des reproches.".
tadeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tadeln, spelled T-A-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Blâmer, réprimander, faire des reproches.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tadeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Lehrer tadelt seine Schüler, weil sie die Vokabeln nicht beherrschen. - L’enseignant réprimande ses élèves, parce qu'ils ne maitrisent pas les mots
Tadelnde Worte, ein tadelnder Blick - Des paroles, un regard de réprobation
Antonyms
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.