téfiline

\te.fi.lin\

/\te.fi.lin\/ noun

The verdict

“téfiline” 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) - Variante de téfila, pluriel hébreu pris pour un singulier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tefiline · téfiline · French

téfiline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 téfiline
PropertyValue
Headwordtéfiline
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.fi.lin\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « téfiline » en français

téfilinen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

téfiline is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.fi.lin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de téfila, pluriel hébreu pris pour un singulier.".

téfiline doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is téfiline, spelled T-É-F-I-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de téfila, pluriel hébreu pris pour un singulier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On dispose le téfiline du bras sur le biceps gauche (droit pour un gaucher).

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 "téfiline"?
"téfiline" is spelled T-É-F-I-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.fi.lin\.
What does "téfiline" mean?
As a noun, "téfiline" means: Variante de téfila, pluriel hébreu pris pour un singulier.
How do you pronounce "téfiline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "téfiline" is \te.fi.lin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "téfiline" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list