taud
\to\
The verdict
“taud” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toile goudronnée servant d’abri sur un bateau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-taud · taud · French
taud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | taud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \to\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
taud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
taud has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is taud, spelled T-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1Toile goudronnée servant d’abri sur un bateau.
- 2Toile de protection servant à envelopper les voiles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how taud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vêtu d’un costume de cotonnade bleu, le vieux Malais, planté sur ses pieds sombres et osseux, sous le taud de la passerelle, se croisa les mains dans le dos et, d’innombrables rides se dessinant au coin de ses yeux, regarda fixement devant lui.
Quelques coups de pédale encore et le commissaire vit, à l’arrière de la péniche, une table dressée sous le taud protégeant la barre. La toile cirée était à carreaux bleus et blancs.
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.