tantet
\tɑ̃.tɛ\
The verdict
“tantet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très peu, petite quantité. (Ne s’utilise en général qu'au singulier)
Corpus desk
Index FR-tantet · tantet · French
tantet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | tantet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.tɛ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tantet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tantet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.tɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très peu, petite quantité. (Ne s’utilise en général qu'au singulier)".
tantet has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tantet, spelled T-A-N-T-E-T.
Definition
- 1Très peu, petite quantité. (Ne s’utilise en général qu'au singulier)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tantet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je prendrais bien un tantet de tarte.
Cette maîtresse un tantet bise Rit à mes yeux ; pourquoi cela ? C’est qu’elle est neuve ; et celle-la Qui depuis longtemps m’est acquise, Blanche qu’elle est, en nulle guise Ne me cause d’émotion.
Synonyms
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.