tarzan

noun

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The verdict

“tarzan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,889
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crotte de nez.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tarzan · tarzan · French

tarzan · rank #26,889 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,889
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tardives

Nearest frequency peer: tardives (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tarzan »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tarzan » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tarzan vs tyran
67% similar
tarzan vs turban
67% similar
tarzan vs Tarn
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tarzan
PropertyValue
Headwordtarzan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,889
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tarzan »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tarzanse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tardives » (#26,888), « tap » (#26,887), « temp » (#26,891). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tarzan » est au #26,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tarzan, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,889 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Crotte de nez.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tarzan, with forms such as "atrzan", "tarazn", and "tarrzan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "tyran", "turban", "Tarn", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tarzan, spelled T-A-R-Z-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crotte de nez.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Quoi ! Qu’est-ce que t’as à me regarder, toi aussi ? — Mouche-toi ! T’as un tarzan là !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atrzan
  • tarazn
  • tarrzan
  • tarzann
  • tarzna
  • tarzzan
  • tazran
  • trazan
  • ttarzan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tarzan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atrzan2tarazn2tarrzan1tarzann1tarzna2tarzzan1tazran2trazan2
Edit distance from "tarzan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tarzan"?
"tarzan" is spelled T-A-R-Z-A-N.
What does "tarzan" mean?
As a noun, "tarzan" means: Crotte de nez.
What words are commonly confused with "tarzan"?
"tarzan" is commonly confused with "tyran", "turban", "Tarn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tarzan" come from?
"tarzan" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tarzan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tendon#26,892sucrés#26,883tirera#26,897toison#26,900

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

souvenu9 variantsTouquet9 variantsserrant9 variantsTwingo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list