thêta

\tɛ.ta\

/\tɛ.ta\/ noun

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The verdict

“thêta” is an uncommon French word, ranked #92,265 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#92,265
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Θ, θ/ϑ huitième lettre et cinquième consonne de l’alphabet grec.

Key facts for thêta
PropertyValue
Headwordthêta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛ.ta\
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “thêta” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). thêta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for thêta is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ.ta\. Corpus data places it at rank #92,265 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Θ, θ/ϑ huitième lettre et cinquième consonne de l’alphabet grec.".

thêta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is thêta, spelled T-H-Ê-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Θ, θ/ϑ huitième lettre et cinquième consonne de l’alphabet grec.

This word in other languages

theta(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thêta"?
"thêta" is spelled T-H-Ê-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ.ta\.
What does "thêta" mean?
As a noun, "thêta" means: Θ, θ/ϑ huitième lettre et cinquième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
How do you pronounce "thêta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thêta" is \tɛ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thêta" come from?
"thêta" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “thêta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-H-Ê-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɛ.ta\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list