tatane
\ta.tan\
The verdict
“tatane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Chaussure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tatane · tatane · French
tatane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | tatane |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.tan\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tatane » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tatane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.tan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tatane doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tatane, spelled T-A-T-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Chaussure.
- 2Claque, gifle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tatane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il soupirait en regardant l’extrémité de ses tatanes.
— J’ai mal aux pieds. — Ah ! toi et tes tatanes !
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.