tatoue

\ta.tu\

/\ta.tu\/ verb

The verdict

“tatoue” 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) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tatouer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tatoue · tatoue · French

tatoue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for tatoue
PropertyValue
Headwordtatoue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ta.tu\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tatoue » en français

tatouereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tatoue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ta.tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

tatoue has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tatoue, spelled T-A-T-O-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tatouer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tatouer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de tatouer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de tatouer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de tatouer.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tatoue"?
"tatoue" is spelled T-A-T-O-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.tu\.
What does "tatoue" mean?
As a verb, "tatoue" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tatouer.
How do you pronounce "tatoue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tatoue" is \ta.tu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tatoue" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list