tapeur
\ta.pœʁ\
The verdict
“tapeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui emprunte de l’argent, souvent sans l’intention de la rendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tapeur · tapeur · French
tapeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | tapeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.pœʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tapeur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tapeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.pœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tapeur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tapeur, spelled T-A-P-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Personne qui emprunte de l’argent, souvent sans l’intention de la rendre.
- 2Personne qui tape à la machine, qui écrit à la machine à écrire ou à l’ordinateur.
- 3Petit marteau qui servait autrefois en radiotélégraphie à décohérer le tube de limaille de fer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tapeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thommereux. — Ça doit être un tapeur, ça !… Il vient pour lui emprunter de l’argent, ce quelconque !…
Le contremaître arabe se raidit un peu plus encore, son compagnon à moustache sortit une cigarette (il ne sortit pas le paquet, juste la cigarette, comme un homme qui n’a pas envie de partager, qui en a marre des tapeurs).
Synonyms
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.