tee-shirt

\ti.ʃœʁt\

/\ti.ʃœʁt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de T-shirt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tee-shirt · tee-shirt · French

tee-shirt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 tee-shirt
PropertyValue
Headwordtee-shirt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʃœʁt\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tee-shirt » en français

tee-shirtsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tee-shirt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ʃœʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de T-shirt.".

Zero misspellings are on record for tee-shirt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tee-shirt, spelled T-E-E---S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de T-shirt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En tête du cortège, qui a parcouru les rues de Saint-Céré, un bourg du Lot situé non loin du village de Tauriac, où vivait la famille Vayrac, ses amies de l’école d’aides-soignantes de Brive arboraient un tee-shirt demandant « Justice pour Justine ».
  2. En général, le jeune coq habite une achélème, circule en moto (en 4x4 dans Urgence), porte tee-shirt, santiags et perfecto.

Synonyms

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 "tee-shirt"?
"tee-shirt" is spelled T-E-E---S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʃœʁt\.
What does "tee-shirt" mean?
As a noun, "tee-shirt" means: Variante orthographique de T-shirt.
How do you pronounce "tee-shirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tee-shirt" is \ti.ʃœʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tee-shirt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list