teiller

\te.je\

/\te.je\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de tiller. Débarrasser de la tille, détacher le filament du chanvre ou du lin, en brisant la chènevotte.

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Index FR-teiller · teiller · French

teiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 teiller
PropertyValue
Headwordteiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\te.je\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « teiller » en français

teillern'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

teiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \te.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de tiller. Débarrasser de la tille, détacher le filament du chanvre ou du lin, en brisant la chènevotte.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for teiller, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 teiller, spelled T-E-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de tiller. Débarrasser de la tille, détacher le filament du chanvre ou du lin, en brisant la chènevotte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des vieilles femmes ténébreuses filaient à la chandelle dans la cuisine, le soir, teillaient et dévidaient le chanvre des propriétés, pour fournir les lits et l’office de toile lourde, inusable et froide.

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 "teiller"?
"teiller" is spelled T-E-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \te.je\.
What does "teiller" mean?
As a verb, "teiller" means: Variante de tiller. Débarrasser de la tille, détacher le filament du chanvre ou du lin, en brisant la chènevotte.
How do you pronounce "teiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teiller" is \te.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list