tape-cul
\tap.ky\
The verdict
“tape-cul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Balançoire à bascule faite d’une longue pièce de bois ou de métal dotée d’un siège à chacune de ses extrémités.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tape-cul · tape-cul · French
tape-cul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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-cul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tap.ky\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tape-cul » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tape-cul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tap.ky\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tape-cul in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tape-cul, spelled T-A-P-E---C-U-L.
Definition
- 1Balançoire à bascule faite d’une longue pièce de bois ou de métal dotée d’un siège à chacune de ses extrémités.
- 2Voiture hippomobile mal suspendue.
- 3Automobile inconfortable.
- 4Petite voile située à l’extrémité arrière d’une embarcation.
- 5Trappe permettant d'accéder au grenier ou à la cave d’une maison. On la nomme aussi tape-cou ou clape-cul.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tape-cul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis, il escalada un tape-cul que conduisait un jeune homme et, ventre à terre, le cheval fila à travers le village et s’engagea dans la campagne.
Dans la cour de la ferme s’entassait un pêle-mêle de charretons, de carrioles, de tape-culs autour desquels tournaient des paysans, qui avaient passé leur blouse par-dessus la redingote de cérémonie.
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.