tasten
\ˈtastn̩\
The verdict
“tasten” 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) - Tâter, palper, tâtonner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tasten · tasten · French
tasten · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tasten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈtastn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tasten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tasten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtastn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tasten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tasten, spelled T-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tâter, palper, tâtonner.
- 2Chercher à tâtons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Er bricht ins Eis ein.) (...) Ihm wurde klar, daß er nur noch Sekunden zu leben hatte. Er tastete, und gerade als er keine Luft mehr hatte, sah er einen dunklen Fleck über sich, die Öffnung; er riß sich nach oben, atmete ein und aus und spuckte, das scharfkantige Eis zerschnitt ihm die Hände, er hievte sich empor, rollte sich ab, zog die Beine nach und l…
(ich wache auf...) Ich rappele mich hoch, taste nach der Fernbedienung, finde sie nicht.
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.