taille-douce
\tɑj.dus\
The verdict
“taille-douce” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gravure en creux sur métal, le plus souvent sur cuivre, exécutée à l’origine au burin.
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Index FR-taille-douce · taille-douce · French
taille-douce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | taille-douce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑj.dus\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
taille-douce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑj.dus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for taille-douce in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is taille-douce, spelled T-A-I-L-L-E---D-O-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1Gravure en creux sur métal, le plus souvent sur cuivre, exécutée à l’origine au burin.
- 2Estampe tirée sur une planche gravée de cette manière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how taille-douce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il vaut encore mieux employer le fond d’aquatinta des graveurs en taille-douce, dans lequel on fait dissoudre la résine dans de l'esprit-de-vin très rectifié et on le verse promptement sur toute la surface de la pierre, en soufflant ensuite légèrement dessus.
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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.