tambouriner
\tɑ̃.bu.ʁi.ne\
The verdict
“tambouriner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jouer du tambour ou du tambourin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tambouriner · tambouriner · French
tambouriner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tambouriner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.bu.ʁi.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tambouriner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɑ̃.bu.ʁi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tambouriner, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tambouriner, spelled T-A-M-B-O-U-R-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Jouer du tambour ou du tambourin.
- 2Imiter le bruit du tambour.
- 3Frapper répétitivement, comme on frappe sur un tambour.
- 4Annoncer au son du tambour.
- 5Réclamer au son du tambour.
- 6Répandre bruyamment, en parlant d'une nouvelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tambouriner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il tenait son long et léger tambourin pendu au bras gauche par une courroie, et de la main du même bras portait à ses lèvres un petit fifre, pendant que de sa main droite il tambourinait, l’air crâne, la jambe en avant.
La chèvre prendra un tambourin dont elle ira tambourinant.
Synonyms
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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.