taïga
French, noun/taj.ɡa/
taïga is spelled T-A-Ï-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 69,707th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taïga is a French feminine noun meaning “taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forêt de conifères de climat boréal, dans le nord de l’Eurasie et de l’Amérique du Nord”.
What does taïga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetaiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forêt de conifères de climat boréal, dans le nord de l’Eurasie et de l’Amérique du Nord.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of taïga
- taïgas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taïga?
- /taj.ɡa/
- \taj.ɡa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to taïga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taïga in French?
taïga appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).