tans

\tɑ̃\

/\tɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“tans” is uncommon French (frequency #55,635 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,635
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-tans · tans · French

tans · rank #55,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,635
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tanneries

Nearest frequency peer: tanneries (-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 « tans »

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 « tans » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tans
PropertyValue
Headwordtans
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tans » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tanneries » (#55,634), « tapée » (#55,636), « tannerie » (#55,633). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tans » est au #55,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tans is uncommon French at frequency #55,635 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de tan.".

Zero misspellings are on record for tans in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 tans, spelled T-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de tan.

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 "tans"?
"tans" is spelled T-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃\.
What does "tans" mean?
As a noun, "tans" means: Pluriel de tan.
How do you pronounce "tans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tans" is \tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tide#55,646tore#55,649tors#55,650sils#55,598

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list