têtière
\tɛ.tjɛʁ\
The verdict
“têtière” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie supérieure de la bride, qui passe par-dessus la tête du cheval et qui soutient le mors.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | têtière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛ.tjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “têtière” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for têtière is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ.tjɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for têtière, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is têtière, spelled T-Ê-T-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Partie supérieure de la bride, qui passe par-dessus la tête du cheval et qui soutient le mors.
- 2Pièce de dentelle, de broderie, etc., que l’on place au haut du dossier d’un fauteuil et sur laquelle vient s’appuyer la tête.
- 3Chevet d’un lit.
- 4Petite coiffe de toile que l’on mettait aux nouveaux-nés.
- 5Capuchon que portent les Chartreux.
- 6Pièce qui est à la tête d’une chose, à la partie supérieure d’un appareil.
- 7Ensemble des éléments graphiques, mot, groupe de mots, dessins répétitifs en en-tête de page de journal ou magazine.
- 8Partie supérieure d’une voile, plus particulièrement une voile carrée.
- 9Plaque de la serrure que l’on voit sur la tranche de la porte..
- 10Ensemble de tous les organes fixes et mobiles qui commandent un métier à filer.
- 11Lame de tôle qu’on met en tête des pages clichées pour les empêcher de bouger.
- 12Rameuse située à la tête de l’embarcation.
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.
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Using “têtière”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-Ê-T-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɛ.tjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.