tahini

noun

The verdict

“tahini” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préparation culinaire orientale, sous forme de pâte lisse, obtenue à partir de graines de sésame moulues.

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Index FR-tahini · tahini · French

tahini · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 tahini
PropertyValue
Headwordtahini
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tahini » en français

tahinin'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tahini is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Préparation culinaire orientale, sous forme de pâte lisse, obtenue à partir de graines de sésame moulues.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tahini, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tahini, spelled T-A-H-I-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation culinaire orientale, sous forme de pâte lisse, obtenue à partir de graines de sésame moulues.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant la cuisson du chou-fleur, préparer la sauce au yaourt : délayer le tahini dans le yaourt, ajouter le jus du demi-citron et ajuster l’assaisonnement.’' — (journal 20 minutes, 8 juin 2022, page 12)
  2. Ingrédients : 800 g de haricots verts frais, 50 g de purée de sésame (tahini), 1 citron, 1 gousse d’ail, 1 poignée de graines de sésame, Sel, poivre.

Synonyms

beurre de sésame

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 "tahini"?
"tahini" is spelled T-A-H-I-N-I.
What does "tahini" mean?
As a noun, "tahini" means: Préparation culinaire orientale, sous forme de pâte lisse, obtenue à partir de graines de sésame moulues.
What language does "tahini" come from?
"tahini" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list