tand
\tɑnd\
The verdict
“tand” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tand · tand · French
tand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | tand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑnd\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tand » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑnd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tand in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tand, spelled T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Dent.
- 2Dent (d’engrenage, de scie).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
met de mond vol tanden staan
de tand des tijds
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.