tignasse

\ti.ɲas\

/\ti.ɲas\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“tignasse” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,027 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,027
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chevelure ébouriffée et mal soignée.

Key facts for tignasse
PropertyValue
Headwordtignasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ɲas\
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tignasse” 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). tignasse 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 tignasse is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.ɲas\. Corpus data places it at rank #53,027 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Chevelure ébouriffée et mal soignée.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tignasse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tignasse, spelled T-I-G-N-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chevelure ébouriffée et mal soignée.

This word in other languages

mop(English)melena(Español)

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 "tignasse"?
"tignasse" is spelled T-I-G-N-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ɲas\.
What does "tignasse" mean?
As a noun, "tignasse" means: Chevelure ébouriffée et mal soignée.
How do you pronounce "tignasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tignasse" is \ti.ɲas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tignasse" come from?
"tignasse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “tignasse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-G-N-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ti.ɲas\ (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