thé vert

\te vɛʁ\

/\te vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“thé vert” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Breuvage fait par infusion de feuilles de thé vert dans l’eau bouillante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-the-vert · thé vert · French

thé vert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for thé vert
PropertyValue
Headwordthé vert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te vɛʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « thé vert » en français

thé vertsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

thé vert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for thé vert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is thé vert, spelled T-H-É- -V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Breuvage fait par infusion de feuilles de thé vert dans l’eau bouillante.
  2. 2
    Feuilles de la plante thé qui sont préparées pour ce breuvage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how thé vert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Décoiffant, le tiramisu de Pierre Hermé, aux écorces de pamplemousse rose, jus de citron, wasabi frais râpé, poivre de Sarawak et thé vert !
  2. Entre temps notre hôte fouille dans ses coffres et en tire un plateau de cuivre, une petite théière en métal blanc, une boîte contenant du thé vert, un paquet de menthe, un pain de sucre, une demi-douzaine de petits verres peinturlurés : tout ce qu'il faut pour préparer et servir le fameux breuvage national.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thé vert"?
"thé vert" is spelled T-H-É- -V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \te vɛʁ\.
What does "thé vert" mean?
As a noun, "thé vert" means: Breuvage fait par infusion de feuilles de thé vert dans l’eau bouillante.
How do you pronounce "thé vert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thé vert" is \te vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thé vert" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list