tasse de thé
\tɑs də te\
The verdict
“tasse de thé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ration de thé contenue dans une tasse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tasse-de-the · tasse de thé · French
tasse de thé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tasse de thé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑs də te\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tasse de thé » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tasse de thé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑs də te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tasse de thé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tasse de thé, spelled T-A-S-S-E- -D-E- -T-H-É.
Definition
- 1Ration de thé contenue dans une tasse.
- 2Chose que l’on aime, ou activité ou domaine dans lequel/laquelle on a une habileté et/ou un intérêt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tasse de thé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je n’ai pas fini de boire ma tasse de thé.
Sans avoir le temps d’y penser, on se retrouvait en train de défendre la cause noire, de faire de la politique, et les ennuis ne faisaient que commencer… Et Thelonius, ce n’est pas sa tasse de thé… Des ennuis il en a assez comme ça…
This word in other languages
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.