tenture
\tɑ̃.tyʁ\
The verdict
“tenture” is an uncommon French word, ranked #56,972 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,972
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de pièces de tapisserie ordinairement de même dessin, de même facture et représentant une suite de sujets et, ordinairement accrochée, servant à la décoration des pièces d’un appartement o...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tenture |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,972 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tenture” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tenture is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɑ̃.tyʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #56,972 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tenture, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tenture, spelled T-E-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de pièces de tapisserie ordinairement de même dessin, de même facture et représentant une suite de sujets et, ordinairement accrochée, servant à la décoration des pièces d’un appartement ou d’une habitation.
- 2Toute étoffe, cuir, papier peint, etc., qui sert à tapisser une chambre.
- 3Ensemble des voiles d’étoffe noire dont on habille le portail d’une église et l’entrée d’une maison mortuaire à l’occasion d’un service funèbre.
- 4Rideau de fenêtre épais.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tenture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-E-N-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɑ̃.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.