tapiner
\ta.pi.ne\
The verdict
“tapiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Travailler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tapiner · tapiner · French
tapiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | tapiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ta.pi.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tapiner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tapiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ta.pi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tapiner, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tapiner, spelled T-A-P-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Travailler.
- 2Se prostituer ; faire le tapin.
- 3Réparer un filet avec un tapin, rapiécer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tapiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elles viennent de décarrer, les merveilleuses, une tapine dans la mode, rue de la Paix, l'autre dans la couture à quelques pas de là.
Rachel se présenta la première puisqu'elle tapinait toujours au «Grand 18».
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.