Tamil
\ta.mil\
The verdict
“Tamil” is uncommon French (frequency #54,946 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,946
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de Tamoul.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tamil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.mil\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tamil” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tamil is uncommon French at frequency #54,946 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.mil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Tamoul.".
Tamil has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Tamil, spelled T-A-M-I-L.
Definition
- 1Variante de Tamoul.
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 "Tamil"?
What does "Tamil" mean?
How do you pronounce "Tamil"?
What language does "Tamil" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Tamil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-M-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ta.mil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Other uncommon French words near this rank
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.