Thalie
\ta.li\
The verdict
“Thalie” is an uncommon French word, ranked #77,986 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #77,986
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muse de la comédie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Thalie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ta.li\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #77,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Thalie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Thalie is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ta.li\. Corpus data places it at rank #77,986 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Thalie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Thalie, spelled T-H-A-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Muse de la comédie.
- 2Une des trois Charites (Grâces), les autres étant Aglaé et Euphrosyne. Fille de Zeus et de l’Océanide Eurynomé ou de l’Heure Eunomie, elle préside aux célébrations festives et aux banquets riches et luxueux.
- 3Une des Néréides de la mythologie grecque.
- 4Nymphe, mère des Paliques.
- 5(23) Thalie, internationalement (23) Thalia, planète mineure.
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 “Thalie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-H-A-L-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ta.li\ (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.