Tafel
\ˈtaːfl̩\
The verdict
“Tafel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tableau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tafel · Tafel · French
Tafel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Tafel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtaːfl̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Tafel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Tafel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtaːfl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tafel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Tafel, spelled T-A-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Tableau.
- 2Table ou ce qui se trouve dessus, préparée pour un grand dîner.
- 3Tablette de chocolat.
- 4Aide alimentaire destinée aux démunis, et par extension une association distribuant cette aide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tafel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie schrieb dieses Wort an die Tafel.
Der Lehrer gab den Schülern die Aufgabe, die Vokabeln von der Tafel abzuschreiben und die Wortarten zu bestimmen.
Synonyms
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.