Tag

\ˈtaːk\

/\ˈtaːk\/ noun

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The verdict

“Tag” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,935) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,935
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jour, période d’une durée de 24 heures.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tag · Tag · French

Tag · rank #8,935 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,935
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH surmonter

Nearest frequency peer: surmonter (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tag”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tag” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tag vs tu
0% similar
Tag vs te
0% similar
Tag vs TV
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tag
PropertyValue
HeadwordTag
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtaːk\
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Tag” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Tagse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « surmonter » (#8,934), « tireur » (#8,936), « streaming » (#8,933). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Tag is neighbouring look-alikes ("tu", "te", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ˈtaːk\. Frequency #8,935 among 3,703 “T” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    Jour, période d’une durée de 24 heures.
  2. 2
    Jour, période comprise entre le lever et le coucher du soleil.
  3. 3
    Assemblée, réunion, (aujourd'hui uniquement utilisé dans des associations de mots comme Reichstag, Bundestag, etc.
  4. 4
    über/unter Tage À ciel ouvert / sous terre.
  5. 5
    au pluriel: La vie de quelqu'un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage“ ist ein deutscher Film des Regisseurs Marc Rothemund.
  2. am folgenden Tag.

Synonyms

24-Stunden-TagErdtag

Antonyms

JahrMonatStundeWocheNacht

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tag"?
"Tag" is spelled T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtaːk\.
What does "Tag" mean?
As a noun, "Tag" means: Jour, période d’une durée de 24 heures.
What words are commonly confused with "Tag"?
"Tag" is commonly confused with "tu", "te", "TV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tag" is \ˈtaːk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tag" come from?
"Tag" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

USB#8,942See#8,925PDF#8,903coq#8,980

What to do next

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  • "Tag" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tu". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #8,935 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list