taiseux
\tɛ.zø\
The verdict
“taiseux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peu bavard, qui parle peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-taiseux · taiseux · French
taiseux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | taiseux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɛ.zø\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « taiseux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
taiseux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɛ.zø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peu bavard, qui parle peu.".
taiseux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is taiseux, spelled T-A-I-S-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Peu bavard, qui parle peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how taiseux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 2005, les salariés des Aciéries de Ploërmel, des Bretons têtus et taiseux qui se font un peu violence pour raconter leur histoire, ont repris leur entreprise en redressement judiciaire sous forme de Scop (société coopérative de production).
On dit du Vosgien qu’il est mi-homme mi-sapin, pour moquer son caractère taiseux et sa rudesse.
Antonyms
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.