tarte au poil
\taʁ.t‿o pwal\
The verdict
“tarte au poil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de tarte aux poils.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tarte-au-poil · tarte au poil · French
tarte au poil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | tarte au poil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \taʁ.t‿o pwal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tarte au poil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʁ.t‿o pwal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de tarte aux poils.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tarte au poil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tarte au poil, spelled T-A-R-T-E- -A-U- -P-O-I-L.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de tarte aux poils.
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.