thyrse
\tiʁs\
The verdict
“thyrse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bâton, lance ou javelot entouré de pampre et de lierre, terminé par une pomme de pin ou des feuilles de vigne, parfois enrubanné, et dont les bacchantes étaient armées.
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Index FR-thyrse · thyrse · French
thyrse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | thyrse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tiʁs\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
thyrse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tiʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
thyrse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is thyrse, spelled T-H-Y-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Bâton, lance ou javelot entouré de pampre et de lierre, terminé par une pomme de pin ou des feuilles de vigne, parfois enrubanné, et dont les bacchantes étaient armées.
- 2Élément végétal décoratif, propre en particulier au style Louis XVI.
- 3Inflorescence pyramidale composée de grappes de cymes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thyrse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deux candélabres, formés par une bacchante debout, portant un thyrse qui se divise en trois branches torses portant des binets, reliées par des feuilles de lierre.
La terre retentit du galop des centaures ; Il en venait du fond de l’horizon sonore, Et l’on voyait, assis sur la croupe qui rue, Tenant des thyrses tors et des outres ventrues, Des satyres boiteux piqués par des abeilles.
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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.