tchin tchin
\tʃin tʃin\
The verdict
“tchin tchin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utilisé pour trinquer, imite le tintement des verres qui se choquent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tchin-tchin · tchin tchin · French
tchin tchin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | tchin tchin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \tʃin tʃin\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tchin tchin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tchin tchin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \tʃin tʃin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utilisé pour trinquer, imite le tintement des verres qui se choquent.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tchin tchin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tchin tchin, spelled T-C-H-I-N- -T-C-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1Utilisé pour trinquer, imite le tintement des verres qui se choquent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tchin tchin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tchin, tchin, fit Bernard cérémonieusement. À la vôtre, mes enfants, répondit M. Tagada, qui leva son verre à la hauteur des yeux et but en connaisseur.
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.