tantième
\tɑ̃.tjɛm\
The verdict
“tantième” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Énième.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tantieme · tantième · French
tantième · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tantième |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.tjɛm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tantième » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tantième is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɑ̃.tjɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Énième.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tantième, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tantième, spelled T-A-N-T-I-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Énième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tantième appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour la tantième fois, Harry Dickson se trouva devant une enquête aux résultats nuls.
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.