tampons

\tɑ̃.pɔ̃\

/\tɑ̃.pɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“tampons” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,115
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de tampon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tampons · tampons · French

tampons · rank #22,115 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,115
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tabous

Nearest frequency peer: tabous (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tampons »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tampons » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tampons vs tympans
71% similar
tampons vs tombons
71% similar
tampons vs talons
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tampons
PropertyValue
Headwordtampons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃.pɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,115
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tampons »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tamponsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tabous » (#22,114), « taureaux » (#22,116), « T1 » (#22,113). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tampons » est au #22,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tampons (IPA \tɑ̃.pɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,115 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de tampon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tampons, with forms such as "atmpons", "tammpons", and "tamopns". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tympans", "tombons", "talons", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 tampons, spelled T-A-M-P-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de tampon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tampons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il déchira sa veste, en fit des tampons qu’il lia sous les sabots du meilleur des chevaux, sans seulement que celui-ci piaffât.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atmpons
  • tammpons
  • tamopns
  • tampnos
  • tamponns
  • tamponss
  • tamposn
  • tamppons
  • tapmons
  • tmapons
  • ttampons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tampons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atmpons2tammpons1tamopns2tampnos2tamponns1tamponss1tamposn2tamppons1
Edit distance from "tampons"

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 "tampons"?
"tampons" is spelled T-A-M-P-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.pɔ̃\.
What does "tampons" mean?
As a noun, "tampons" means: Pluriel de tampon.
What words are commonly confused with "tampons"?
"tampons" is commonly confused with "tympans", "tombons", "talons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tampons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tampons" is \tɑ̃.pɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tampons" come from?
"tampons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tampons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

terrier#22,118vapeurs#22,130veillée#22,132Alençon#22,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

traiteur11 variantssociable11 variantsVeronica11 variantsserrurier11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list