tagada
\ta.ɡa.da\
The verdict
“tagada” is uncommon French (frequency #57,628 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,628
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Onomatopée enfantine rappelant le bruit de galop d’un cheval.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tagada |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Onomatopoeia |
| IPA | \ta.ɡa.da\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tagada” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tagada is uncommon French at frequency #57,628 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \ta.ɡa.da\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onomatopée enfantine rappelant le bruit de galop d’un cheval.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tagada, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tagada, spelled T-A-G-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Onomatopée enfantine rappelant le bruit de galop d’un cheval.
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 “tagada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-G-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ta.ɡa.da\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.