Tanguay
\tɑ̃.ɡe\
The verdict
“Tanguay” is uncommon French (frequency #58,290 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,290
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tanguay · Tanguay · French
Tanguay · rank #58,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,290
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH tamponne
Nearest frequency peer: tamponne (-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 « Tanguay »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- 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
- taxable
taxable
41,709 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Tanguay » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tanguay |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,290 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Tanguay » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Tanguay is uncommon French at frequency #58,290 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \tɑ̃.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tanguay, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Tanguay, spelled T-A-N-G-U-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
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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