Tag
\ˈtaːk\
The verdict
“Tag” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,935 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,935
- frequency rank, French
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jour, période d’une durée de 24 heures.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tag |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtaːk\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #8,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tag” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Tag is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈtaːk\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,935 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Tag in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "te", "TV", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Tag, spelled T-A-G.
Definition
- 1Jour, période d’une durée de 24 heures.
- 2Jour, période comprise entre le lever et le coucher du soleil.
- 3Assemblée, réunion, (aujourd'hui uniquement utilisé dans des associations de mots comme Reichstag, Bundestag, etc.
- 4über/unter Tage À ciel ouvert / sous terre.
- 5au pluriel: La vie de quelqu'un.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Tag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈtaːk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tu” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tag vs tu
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.