tambour de basque
\tɑ̃.buʁ də bask\
The verdict
“tambour de basque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit tambour qui n’a qu’un fond de peau tendue sur un cercle de bois de quelques centimètres, autour duquel il y a des plaques de cuivre et des grelots, et dont on joue avec le bout des doigts ou ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tambour de basque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.buʁ də bask\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tambour de basque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tambour de basque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.buʁ də bask\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit tambour qui n’a qu’un fond de peau tendue sur un cercle de bois de quelques centimètres, autour duquel il y a des plaques de cuivre et des grelots, et dont on joue avec le bout des doigts ou ...".
tambour de basque has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tambour de basque, spelled T-A-M-B-O-U-R- -D-E- -B-A-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Petit tambour qui n’a qu’un fond de peau tendue sur un cercle de bois de quelques centimètres, autour duquel il y a des plaques de cuivre et des grelots, et dont on joue avec le bout des doigts ou en l’agitant.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “tambour de basque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-M-B-O-U-R- -D-E- -B-A-S-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɑ̃.buʁ də bask\ (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.