tavillon

\ta.vi.jɔ̃\

/\ta.vi.jɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“tavillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planchette pour recouvrir les toits et les façades ; bardeau.

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Index FR-tavillon · tavillon · French

tavillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for tavillon
PropertyValue
Headwordtavillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.vi.jɔ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tavillon » en français

tavillonreste 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

tavillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.vi.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Planchette pour recouvrir les toits et les façades ; bardeau.".

tavillon has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tavillon, spelled T-A-V-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planchette pour recouvrir les toits et les façades ; bardeau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un tout autre monde ; quand on y pénètre, celui qui nous entoure, avec ses pommiers et ses tilleuls, ses maisons proprettes aux toits de tavillon semblables à des mantelets, celui du babil des femmes autour du puits, des vignes dont les bataillons parten à l’assaut des collines vers la ville de Lausanne, ce monde devient le royaume des ombres.
  2. Une toiture en tavillons.

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 "tavillon"?
"tavillon" is spelled T-A-V-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.vi.jɔ̃\.
What does "tavillon" mean?
As a noun, "tavillon" means: Planchette pour recouvrir les toits et les façades ; bardeau.
How do you pronounce "tavillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tavillon" is \ta.vi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tavillon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list