tapinage

\ta.pi.naʒ\

/\ta.pi.naʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“tapinage” 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) - Action de tapiner, de faire le trottoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tapinage · tapinage · French

tapinage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 tapinage
PropertyValue
Headwordtapinage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.pi.naʒ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tapinage » en français

tapinagen'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

tapinage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.pi.naʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de tapiner, de faire le trottoir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tapinage, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tapinage, spelled T-A-P-I-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de tapiner, de faire le trottoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tapinage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais on trouve dans ce pays des centaines de femmes qui, à leur arrivée d’Ouganda, d’Amérique latine ou d’Europe orientale ont vu leur promesse de mariage se transformer en tapinage sur les trottoirs.

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 "tapinage"?
"tapinage" is spelled T-A-P-I-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.pi.naʒ\.
What does "tapinage" mean?
As a noun, "tapinage" means: Action de tapiner, de faire le trottoir.
How do you pronounce "tapinage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapinage" is \ta.pi.naʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapinage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list