Talib
\ˈtaːlip\
The verdict
“Talib” is uncommon French (frequency #69,468 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,468
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membre des taliban.
Corpus desk
Index FR-talib · Talib · French
Talib · rank #69,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,468
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH Taine
Nearest frequency peer: Taine (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Talib »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- tackle
tackle
30,536 corpus weight
- taffetas
taffetas
30,535 corpus weight
- Taine
Taine
30,534 corpus weight
- Talib
Talib
30,533 corpus weight
- tannins
tannins
30,532 corpus weight
- tapés
tapés
30,531 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Talib » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Talib |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtaːlip\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Talib » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Talib is uncommon French at frequency #69,468 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtaːlip\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membre des taliban.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Talib, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Talib, spelled T-A-L-I-B.
Definition
- 1Membre des taliban.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Talib appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(...) Dann lässt er sich von seinem Fahrer zu einem Talib chauffieren, den die Amerikaner angeblich mal im Visier hatten, und ballert mit dem Sturmgewehr ins Geröll - bis sein Ohr schmerzt. Der bärtige Talib, der sich das Schauspiel anschaut, grinst, ermahnt ihn, vorsichtig mit der Waffe zu hantieren. Sie schütteln sich die Hände.
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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