tétin
\te.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“tétin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bout de la mamelle des mammifères, mamelon (plus fréquemment quand il s’agit d’hommes ou de femmes).
Corpus desk
Index FR-tetin · tétin · French
tétin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | tétin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \te.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tétin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tétin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tétin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 tétin, spelled T-É-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Bout de la mamelle des mammifères, mamelon (plus fréquemment quand il s’agit d’hommes ou de femmes).
- 2ou Sein.
- 3Bouton, extrémité de forme analogue à un mamelon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tétin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A bon droit heureux on dira Celui qui de lait t’emplira, Faisant d’un tétin de pucelle, Tétin de femme entière et belle.
Ce disant, elle fourrait la barque duvetée, dedans l’entrebâillure de sa gorgeronnette, entre ses deux tétins.
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.