taverne

\ta.vɛʁn\

/\ta.vɛʁn\/ noun

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The verdict

“taverne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,003
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cabaret ; lieu où l’on sert à boire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-taverne · taverne · French

taverne · rank #20,003 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,003
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tarbes

Nearest frequency peer: Tarbes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « taverne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « taverne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

taverne vs traverse
75% similar
taverne vs tavernes
88% similar
taverne vs tavernier
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for taverne
PropertyValue
Headwordtaverne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.vɛʁn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,003
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « taverne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tavernese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Tarbes » (#20,002), « tendues » (#20,004), « tai » (#20,001). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « taverne » est au #20,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around taverne (IPA \ta.vɛʁn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,003 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for taverne, with forms such as "atverne", "taevrne", and "tavenre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "traverse", "tavernes", "tavernier", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is taverne, spelled T-A-V-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cabaret ; lieu où l’on sert à boire.
  2. 2
    Lieu où on sert à boire et qui, jusqu'en 1979, étaient interdits aux femmes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how taverne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C'était surtout le soir que l’oublayer courait les rues et s'installait dans les tavernes. Le chaland jouait aux dés pour savoir combien d'oublies il devait emporter contre une certaine somme.
  2. Le peu qui restaient, confirmés par enquête généalogique, s'étaient cloîtrés en des tavernes où buvaient à tire-larigot en attendant la fin du monde.

This word in other languages

tavern(English)taberna(Español)Taverne(Deutsch)tasca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atverne
  • taevrne
  • tavenre
  • taveren
  • tavernne
  • taverrne
  • tavrene
  • tavverne
  • ttaverne
  • tvaerne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of taverne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atverne2taevrne2tavenre2taveren2tavernne1taverrne1tavrene2tavverne1
Edit distance from "taverne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taverne"?
"taverne" is spelled T-A-V-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.vɛʁn\.
What does "taverne" mean?
As a noun, "taverne" means: Cabaret ; lieu où l’on sert à boire.
What words are commonly confused with "taverne"?
"taverne" is commonly confused with "traverse", "tavernes", "tavernier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "taverne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taverne" is \ta.vɛʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taverne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "taverne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tendues#20,004suivons#19,998Sochaux#19,991vilains#20,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

violons10 variantsvitraux10 variantsagressée10 variantsrancune10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list