tin
\tɛ̃\
The verdict
“tin” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #17,292 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,292
- frequency rank, French
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cale de bois qui supporte la quille d’un navire en construction ou en cale sèche.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #17,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tin is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,292 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for tin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "TV", "Tl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tin, spelled T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Cale de bois qui supporte la quille d’un navire en construction ou en cale sèche.
- 2Support de cette cale, qui peut par exemple prendre la forme d’un bloc de béton, ou de structures métalliques.
- 3Pièce de bois qui supporte ou cale un tonneau.
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 “tin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tu” - see the side-by-side comparison. tin vs tu
- 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.