tamponne
\tɑ̃.pɔn\
The verdict
“tamponne” is uncommon French (frequency #58,289 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,289
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tamponne · tamponne · French
tamponne · rank #58,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,289
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH Tallinn
Nearest frequency peer: Tallinn (-1 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 « tamponne »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- sérigraphie
sérigraphie
41,715 corpus weight
- talentueuses
talentueuses
41,714 corpus weight
- Tallinn
Tallinn
41,713 corpus weight
- tamponne
tamponne
41,712 corpus weight
- Tanguay
Tanguay
41,711 corpus weight
- tanneurs
tanneurs
41,710 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « tamponne » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tamponne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.pɔn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tamponne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tamponne is uncommon French at frequency #58,289 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.pɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tamponne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tamponne, spelled T-A-M-P-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Cuite.
- 2Bon repas, copieux.
- 3Grosse femme ^([1]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tamponne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour rompre le rythme, dit Serge, il vaut mieux s'envoyer de temps en temps une bonne tamponne. C'est plus nocif que la drogue, lance quelqu'un.
Faire une tamponne, faire une partie de plaisir, un bon dîner, une ribotte, une noce, une tune. Une p'tite tamponne par mois, dit Hippocrate, ça entretient les pores frais.
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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