tarter

\taʁ.te\

/\taʁ.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper, donner une tarte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tarter · tarter · French

tarter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 tarter
PropertyValue
Headwordtarter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\taʁ.te\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tarter » en français

tartersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tarter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \taʁ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for tarter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 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 tarter, spelled T-A-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frapper, donner une tarte.
  2. 2
    Ennuyer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. EUGÉNIE Quel coquard ! VICTOR Mais comment que je l’ai tarté à mon tour !
  2. Sentant qu’il allait la tarter, l’emmerdeuse, avant quelques secondes, Dick se tirait.

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 "tarter"?
"tarter" is spelled T-A-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \taʁ.te\.
What does "tarter" mean?
As a verb, "tarter" means: Frapper, donner une tarte.
How do you pronounce "tarter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarter" is \taʁ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarter" come from?
"tarter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list