tafiole

\ta.fjɔl\

/\ta.fjɔl\/ noun

The verdict

“tafiole” 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) - Homosexuel, mauviette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tafiole · tafiole · French

tafiole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for tafiole
PropertyValue
Headwordtafiole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.fjɔl\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tafiole » en français

tafiolereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tafiole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.fjɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homosexuel, mauviette.".

tafiole doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tafiole, spelled T-A-F-I-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homosexuel, mauviette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tafiole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je suis le bouffon de la cité Le souffre-douleur du quartier La tafiole, le petit pédé Mon petit nom, c’est enculé.
  2. C’est pas pour les tafioles, ce truc. Kimabi et moi recrachons nos poumons, mais Josip boit ça comme de l’eau.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tafiole"?
"tafiole" is spelled T-A-F-I-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.fjɔl\.
What does "tafiole" mean?
As a noun, "tafiole" means: Homosexuel, mauviette.
How do you pronounce "tafiole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tafiole" is \ta.fjɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tafiole" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list