táo

\taɔ˦˥\

/\taɔ˦˥\/ noun

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The verdict

“táo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ông táo : génie du foyer, lare.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tao · táo · French

táo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 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.

Key facts for táo
PropertyValue
Headwordtáo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taɔ˦˥\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “táo” se place dans la fréquence du français

táon'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

táo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taɔ˦˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for táo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is táo, spelled T-Á-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ông táo : génie du foyer, lare.
  2. 2
    táo ta : jujubier, jujube.
  3. 3
    táo tây : pommier, pomme.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "táo"?
"táo" is spelled T-Á-O. The IPA pronunciation is \taɔ˦˥\.
What does "táo" mean?
As a noun, "táo" means: ông táo : génie du foyer, lare.
How do you pronounce "táo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "táo" is \taɔ˦˥\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "táo" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list