TCA

\te.se.a\

/\te.se.a\/ noun

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The verdict

“TCA” is uncommon French (frequency #61,934 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,934
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Substance dont la formule chimique est C₆H₂-Cl(3)-O-CH₃, qui donne le « goût de bouchon » aux bouchons en liège.

Key facts for TCA
PropertyValue
HeadwordTCA
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.se.a\
Letters3
Frequency rank#61,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “TCA” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). TCA lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

TCA is uncommon French at frequency #61,934 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.se.a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for TCA, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is TCA, spelled T-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substance dont la formule chimique est C₆H₂-Cl(3)-O-CH₃, qui donne le « goût de bouchon » aux bouchons en liège.
  2. 2
    Abréviation de titre de créance adossé.

Synonyms

2,4,6-tétrachloro-anisole

This word in other languages

CDO(English)

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 "TCA"?
"TCA" is spelled T-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is \te.se.a\.
What does "TCA" mean?
As a noun, "TCA" means: Substance dont la formule chimique est C₆H₂-Cl(3)-O-CH₃, qui donne le « goût de bouchon » aux bouchons en liège.
How do you pronounce "TCA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "TCA" is \te.se.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "TCA" come from?
"TCA" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “TCA”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \te.se.a\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list