thau
\tʰau˦\
The verdict
“thau” is uncommon French (frequency #60,430 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,430
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laiton.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʰau˦\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #60,430 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “thau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
thau is uncommon French at frequency #60,430 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʰau˦\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for thau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is thau, spelled T-H-A-U.
Definition
- 1Laiton.
- 2Cuvette (originellement en laiton).
- 3À couleur de laiton; d’un jaune brun.
- 4Vidanger; curer.
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 “thau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-H-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʰau˦\ (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.