tarte aux doigts

\taʁ.t‿o dwa\

/\taʁ.t‿o dwa\/ noun

The verdict

“tarte aux doigts” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gifle, baffe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tarte-aux-doigts · tarte aux doigts · French

tarte aux doigts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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.

Key facts for tarte aux doigts
PropertyValue
Headwordtarte aux doigts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taʁ.t‿o dwa\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tarte aux doigts » en français

tarte aux doigtsn'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

tarte aux doigts is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʁ.t‿o dwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gifle, baffe.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tarte aux doigts, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tarte aux doigts, spelled T-A-R-T-E- -A-U-X- -D-O-I-G-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gifle, baffe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’ai moi aussi eu le privilège de déguster de la tarte aux doigts quand je rechignais pour certains plats.
  2. Et la violence, comment ? En vrac aussi, sous toutes ses formes : chicore, castagne, tarte aux doigts, bourre-pif et j’en passe.

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 "tarte aux doigts"?
"tarte aux doigts" is spelled T-A-R-T-E- -A-U-X- -D-O-I-G-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \taʁ.t‿o dwa\.
What does "tarte aux doigts" mean?
As a noun, "tarte aux doigts" means: Gifle, baffe.
How do you pronounce "tarte aux doigts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarte aux doigts" is \taʁ.t‿o dwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list