taser

\ta.zɛʁ\

/\ta.zɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“taser” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,564
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arme individuelle permettant de paralyser une personne par l’envoi d’une impulsion électrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-taser · taser · French

taser · rank #29,564 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,564
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tarot

Nearest frequency peer: tarot (-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 « taser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « taser » 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).

taser vs tsé
40% similar
taser vs tuer
60% similar
taser vs taxe
60% similar

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

Key facts for taser
PropertyValue
Headwordtaser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.zɛʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,564
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « taser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.taserse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tarot » (#29,563), « tessa » (#29,565), « tapait » (#29,562). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « taser » est au #29,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around taser (IPA \ta.zɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,564 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for taser, with forms such as "atser", "taesr", and "taserr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tsé", "tuer", "taxe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is taser, spelled T-A-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arme individuelle permettant de paralyser une personne par l’envoi d’une impulsion électrique.
  2. 2
    N’importe quelle arme de poing à impulsion électrique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Finalement arrêté à l’issue d’une course-poursuite, le conducteur, alors âgé de 23 ans, ne se laisse pas faire lors de l’interpellation et un des trois policiers doit utiliser son taser, pistolet à impulsion électrique.
  2. Hier vers 11 h, ils ont décelé un taser ou plus exactement un shocker sur un Belfortain qui était convoqué à l’hôtel de police. Il s’agissait d’un petit appareil de production d’impulsion électrique de couleur noir.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atser
  • taesr
  • taserr
  • tasre
  • tsaer
  • ttaser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of taser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atser2taesr2taserr1tasre2tsaer2ttaser1
Edit distance from "taser"

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 "taser"?
"taser" is spelled T-A-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.zɛʁ\.
What does "taser" mean?
As a noun, "taser" means: Arme individuelle permettant de paralyser une personne par l’envoi d’une impulsion électrique.
What words are commonly confused with "taser"?
"taser" is commonly confused with "tsé", "tuer", "taxe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "taser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taser" is \ta.zɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taser" come from?
"taser" 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 "taser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list