tape-à-l’œil
\ta.p‿a l‿œj\
The verdict
“tape-à-l’œil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Criard, tapageur, trop voyant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tape-a-l-il · tape-à-l’œil · French
tape-à-l’œil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tape-à-l’œil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ta.p‿a l‿œj\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tape-à-l’œil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tape-à-l’œil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ta.p‿a l‿œj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Criard, tapageur, trop voyant.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tape-à-l’œil, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tape-à-l’œil, spelled T-A-P-E---À---L-’-Œ-I-L.
Definition
- 1Criard, tapageur, trop voyant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tape-à-l’œil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un décor tape-à-l’œil.
C’est un peu trop tape-à-l’œil comme couleur, tu ne trouves pas ?
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.