tarbouch

\taʁ.buʃ\

/\taʁ.buʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“tarbouch” 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) - Variante orthographique de tarbouche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tarbouch · tarbouch · French

tarbouch · 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.

Key facts for tarbouch
PropertyValue
Headwordtarbouch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taʁ.buʃ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tarbouch » en français

tarbouchn'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

tarbouch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʁ.buʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de tarbouche.".

Zero misspellings are on record for tarbouch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tarbouch, spelled T-A-R-B-O-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de tarbouche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux régiments, musique et colonel en tête, défilèrent d’abord avec leurs vêtements de cotonnade blanche et leur tarbouch rouge.
  2. L’uniforme se compose d’un pantalon-jupe (seroual) généralement en grosse toile bleue, d’un gilet (bedâya) et d’une veste (kabbot) de mauvais drap rouge ou de toute autre couleur. Un tarbouch rouge, des babouches (belgha) de cuir jaune, chaussure absurde pour des soldats, une jellâba, espèce de capote à capuchon, complètent le costume.

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 "tarbouch"?
"tarbouch" is spelled T-A-R-B-O-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \taʁ.buʃ\.
What does "tarbouch" mean?
As a noun, "tarbouch" means: Variante orthographique de tarbouche.
How do you pronounce "tarbouch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarbouch" is \taʁ.buʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarbouch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list