Tanganyika

\tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\

/\tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\/ name

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The verdict

“Tanganyika” is uncommon French (frequency #56,307 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,307
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tanganyika · Tanganyika · French

Tanganyika · rank #56,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,307
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tala

Nearest frequency peer: tala (-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 « Tanganyika »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Tanganyika » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tanganyika
PropertyValue
HeadwordTanganyika
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Tanganyika » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Tanganyikatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tala » (#56,306), « tatou » (#56,308), « séropositifs » (#56,305). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tanganyika » est au #56,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tanganyika is uncommon French at frequency #56,307 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Tanganyika in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Tanganyika, spelled T-A-N-G-A-N-Y-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.
  2. 2
    Territoire sous mandat puis sous tutelle britannique issu du partage de l’Afrique orientale allemande à l’issue de la Première Guerre mondiale en 1919, indépendant en 1961 (d’abord un royaume puis une république en 1962), fusionné avec Zanzibar en 1964 pour former la Tanzanie.
  3. 3
    Province de la République Démocratique du Congo ayant pour chef-lieu Kalemie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais le choix est plus difficile à faire pour sa latitude (6°) entre l’Albert qui se termine au Nord par 3° de latitude Nord et la Tanganyika qui se prolonge au-delà du 7° de latitude australe.
  2. Il traverse la rivière Akagera, frontière entre le Rwanda et le Tanganyika.

This word in other languages

Tanganyika(English)

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 "Tanganyika"?
"Tanganyika" is spelled T-A-N-G-A-N-Y-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\.
What does "Tanganyika" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tanganyika" means: Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.
How do you pronounce "Tanganyika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tanganyika" is \tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tanganyika" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list