tapis roulant
\ta.pi ʁu.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“tapis roulant” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Moyen de transport qui permet de déplacer horizontalement des piétons ou du matériel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tapis roulant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.pi ʁu.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tapis roulant” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tapis roulant is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ta.pi ʁu.lɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
tapis roulant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tapis roulant, spelled T-A-P-I-S- -R-O-U-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Moyen de transport qui permet de déplacer horizontalement des piétons ou du matériel.
- 2Machine d’exercice physique servant à s’entrainer à marcher ou à courir.
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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.
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Using “tapis roulant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-P-I-S- -R-O-U-L-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ta.pi ʁu.lɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.