tiare

\tjaʁ\

/\tjaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“tiare” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,026 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,026
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ornement de tête, de forme conique, qui était autrefois en usage chez les Perses, chez les Arméniens, etc., et qui servait aux princes et aux sacrificateurs.

Key facts for tiare
PropertyValue
Headwordtiare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tjaʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tiare” 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). tiare 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 tiare is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tjaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #53,026 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for tiare in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tiare, spelled T-I-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ornement de tête, de forme conique, qui était autrefois en usage chez les Perses, chez les Arméniens, etc., et qui servait aux princes et aux sacrificateurs.
  2. 2
    Haute coiffure ornée de trois couronnes et surmontée d’un globe portant une croix, que met le pape dans certaines cérémonies.
  3. 3
    Dignité papale, papauté.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant la coiffe du même nom dans les armoiries. Certains auteurs précisent le blasonnement par les adjectifs papale ou pontificale. Elle est parfois représentée avec deux fanons. Elle est généralement signe d’un lien entre l’armigère et la papauté (actuel ou passé). À rapprocher de couronne, couronne comtale, couronne de laurier, couronne d’épines, couronne de reine, couronne fleuronnée, couronne murale, couronne navale, couronne royale, cancerlin, crancelin, crantzelin et diadème.

Synonyms

triregnum

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tiare"?
"tiare" is spelled T-I-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tjaʁ\.
What does "tiare" mean?
As a noun, "tiare" means: Ornement de tête, de forme conique, qui était autrefois en usage chez les Perses, chez les Arméniens, etc., et qui servait aux princes et aux sacrificateurs.
How do you pronounce "tiare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiare" is \tjaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiare" come from?
"tiare" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tiare”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tjaʁ\ (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