tarte flambée

\taʁt flɑ̃.be\

/\taʁt flɑ̃.be\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“tarte flambée” 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 May 6, 2026) - Plat traditionnel alsacien composé de pâte à pain (sans levure) recouverte de crème épaisse ou de fromage blanc et garnie de lardons et d’oignons.

Key facts for tarte flambée
PropertyValue
Headwordtarte flambée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taʁt flɑ̃.be\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tarte flambée” sits in French frequency

tarte flambée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tarte flambée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \taʁt flɑ̃.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plat traditionnel alsacien composé de pâte à pain (sans levure) recouverte de crème épaisse ou de fromage blanc et garnie de lardons et d’oignons.".

tarte flambée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tarte flambée, spelled T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plat traditionnel alsacien composé de pâte à pain (sans levure) recouverte de crème épaisse ou de fromage blanc et garnie de lardons et d’oignons.

Synonyms

flammekueche

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 flambée"?
"tarte flambée" is spelled T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \taʁt flɑ̃.be\.
What does "tarte flambée" mean?
As a noun, "tarte flambée" means: Plat traditionnel alsacien composé de pâte à pain (sans levure) recouverte de crème épaisse ou de fromage blanc et garnie de lardons et d’oignons.
How do you pronounce "tarte flambée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarte flambée" is \taʁt flɑ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarte flambée" come from?
"tarte flambée" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “tarte flambée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-R-T-E- -F-L-A-M-B-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \taʁt flɑ̃.be\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list