tennis de table
\te.nis də tabl\
The verdict
“tennis de table” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport de salle, se jouant avec des raquettes caoutchoutées et une balle en celluloïd que l’on se renvoie sur une table en bois munie d’un filet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tennis-de-table · tennis de table · French
tennis de table · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tennis de table |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \te.nis də tabl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tennis de table » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tennis de table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.nis də tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport de salle, se jouant avec des raquettes caoutchoutées et une balle en celluloïd que l’on se renvoie sur une table en bois munie d’un filet.".
tennis de table has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tennis de table, spelled T-E-N-N-I-S- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Sport de salle, se jouant avec des raquettes caoutchoutées et une balle en celluloïd que l’on se renvoie sur une table en bois munie d’un filet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tennis de table appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le prodige du tennis de table Félix Lebrun remporte son premier titre.
This word in other languages
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.