tally
\ˈtæl.i\
The verdict
“tally” is uncommon French (frequency #79,788 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,788
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Taille (bûchette fendue pour compter).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tally |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtæl.i\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tally” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tally is uncommon French at frequency #79,788 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtæl.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tally in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tally, spelled T-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Taille (bûchette fendue pour compter).
- 2Compte (écrit contenant l’énumération, le calcul, la supputation de cet état).
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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Using “tally”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈtæl.i\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.