tantine
\tɑ̃.tin\
The verdict
“tantine” is uncommon French (frequency #67,915 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,915
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tantine · tantine · French
tantine · rank #67,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,915
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH Tamatave
Nearest frequency peer: Tamatave (-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 « tantine »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Tamanrasset
Tamanrasset
32,088 corpus weight
- Tamatave
Tamatave
32,087 corpus weight
- tantine
tantine
32,086 corpus weight
- tantra
tantra
32,085 corpus weight
- taoïste
taoïste
32,084 corpus weight
- tarlouze
tarlouze
32,083 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « tantine » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tantine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.tin\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tantine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tantine is uncommon French at frequency #67,915 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.tin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tantine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tantine, spelled T-A-N-T-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Tante.
- 2Jeune fille, femme ou mère ; petite amie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tantine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
20 septembre 42 – Je dîne à Vanves demain soir, et je ferai la connaissance du père de Blaise et de sa « tantine ».
Oh, oui, tu pourrais toujours aller voir la police, si tu le souhaites ? Mais pour leur dire quoi ? Que ce sale type a mal parlé à sa tantine ?
This word in other languages
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 "tantine"?
What does "tantine" mean?
How do you pronounce "tantine"?
What language does "tantine" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tantine", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).