teinture

\tɛ̃.tyʁ\

/\tɛ̃.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“teinture” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #18,339 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#18,339
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liquide préparé pour teindre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

teinture vs texture
75% similar
teinture vs toiture
75% similar
teinture vs teintures
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for teinture
PropertyValue
Headwordteinture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛ̃.tyʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,339
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “teinture” 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). teinture lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for teinture is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ̃.tyʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,339 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for teinture, with forms such as "etinture", "teinnture", and "teintrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "texture", "toiture", "teintures", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is teinture, spelled T-E-I-N-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liquide préparé pour teindre.
  2. 2
    Couleur que ce liquide laisse sur les étoffes et sur les autres choses que l’on teint.
  3. 3
    Action, art de teindre.
  4. 4
    Forme galénique liquide obtenue par dissolution d’un principe actif, le plus souvent végétal, dans un solvant organique tel que l’alcool ou, plus rarement, l’éther. Les teintures sont utilisées à des fins thérapeutiques ou antiseptiques.
  5. 5
    Connaissance superficielle dans quelque science, dans quelque art.
  6. 6
    Préparation censée teindre les métaux et en modifier les propriétés, notamment en leur donnant la couleur de l’or ou de l’argent.

This word in other languages

dyeing(English)teñido(Español)Farbstoff(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etinture,teinnture,teintrue,teintture,teintuer,teinturre,teinutre,teitnure,teniture,tienture,tteinture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teinture - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etinture2teinnture1teintrue2teintture1teintuer2teinturre1teinutre2teitnure2
Edit distance from "teinture"

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 "teinture"?
"teinture" is spelled T-E-I-N-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ̃.tyʁ\.
What does "teinture" mean?
As a noun, "teinture" means: Liquide préparé pour teindre.
What words are commonly confused with "teinture"?
"teinture" is commonly confused with "texture", "toiture", "teintures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teinture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teinture" is \tɛ̃.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teinture" come from?
"teinture" 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 “teinture”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-E-I-N-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɛ̃.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “texture” - see the side-by-side comparison. teinture vs texture
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list