tilde
\tild\
The verdict
“tilde” is an uncommon French word, ranked #87,210 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #87,210
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère ~.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tilde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tild\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tilde” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tilde is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tild\. Corpus data places it at rank #87,210 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for tilde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tilde, spelled T-I-L-D-E.
Definition
- 1Caractère ~.
- 2Signe diacritique de l’alphabet latin noté ◌̃ notamment utilisé en espagnol (ñ), en portugais (ã, õ), en guarani, en vietnamien, et en breton.
- 3Signe diacritique de l’alphabet phonétique international indiquant une nasalisation.
- 4En forme de tilde.
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.
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Using “tilde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-I-L-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tild\ (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.