taxie
\tak.si\
The verdict
“taxie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouvement programmé génétiquement provoqué par un stimulus du milieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-taxie · taxie · French
taxie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | taxie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tak.si\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « taxie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
taxie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tak.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mouvement programmé génétiquement provoqué par un stimulus du milieu.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for taxie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is taxie, spelled T-A-X-I-E.
Definition
- 1Mouvement programmé génétiquement provoqué par un stimulus du milieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how taxie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Taxie et tropisme ont été longtemps synonymes. Maintenant on tend à réserver le terme de tropismes aux mouvements orientés des organismes fixés (…) et celui de taxies aux mouvements orientés des organismes libres.
Synonyms
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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.