tarbouif
\taʁ.bwif\
The verdict
“tarbouif” 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) - Nez.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tarbouif · tarbouif · French
tarbouif · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tarbouif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \taʁ.bwif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tarbouif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tarbouif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʁ.bwif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nez.".
tarbouif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tarbouif, spelled T-A-R-B-O-U-I-F.
Definition
- 1Nez.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tarbouif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis, d’une propulsion violente, l’homme au chien aiguille les deux alevins, dont les tarbouifs dégorgent le raisiné comme une fontaine, vers la porte qui vient à point nommé de s’ouvrir.
On va vers les chaises longues après c’est les pommes de pin, ensuite on se dirige au tarbouif, ça schlingue, on peut pas se gourer, on frôle la station d’épuration…
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.