tallis

\ˈtal.lis\

/\ˈtal.lis\/ verb

The verdict

“tallis” is uncommon French (frequency #96,432 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,432
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme mutée de dallis par durcissement (d → t).

Corpus desk

Index FR-tallis · tallis · French

tallis · rank #96,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,432
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH séleucide

Nearest frequency peer: séleucide (-2 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 « tallis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « tallis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tallis
PropertyValue
Headwordtallis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈtal.lis\
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tallis » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tallistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « séleucide » (#96,430), « tantouze » (#96,434), « synclinal » (#96,429). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tallis » est au #96,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tallis is uncommon French at frequency #96,432 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtal.lis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de dallis par durcissement (d → t).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tallis, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 tallis, spelled T-A-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme mutée de dallis par durcissement (d → t).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tallis"?
"tallis" is spelled T-A-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtal.lis\.
What does "tallis" mean?
As a verb, "tallis" means: Forme mutée de dallis par durcissement (d → t).
How do you pronounce "tallis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tallis" is \ˈtal.lis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tallis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tallis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list