TLD

\te.ɛl.de\

/\te.ɛl.de\/ noun

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The verdict

“TLD” is uncommon French (frequency #73,610 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,610
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Domaine de premier niveau des DNS, correspondant aux suffixes des URL ou adresses courrielles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tld · TLD · French

TLD · rank #73,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,610
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Timmermans

Nearest frequency peer: Timmermans (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « TLD »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « TLD » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for TLD
PropertyValue
HeadwordTLD
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.ɛl.de\
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « TLD » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.TLDtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Timmermans » (#73,609), « toll » (#73,611), « tifo » (#73,608). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « TLD » est au #73,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

TLD is uncommon French at frequency #73,610 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.ɛl.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Domaine de premier niveau des DNS, correspondant aux suffixes des URL ou adresses courrielles.".

TLD doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is TLD, spelled T-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Domaine de premier niveau des DNS, correspondant aux suffixes des URL ou adresses courrielles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how TLD appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette étude a été menée sur 119 millions de noms de domaine, c’est-à-dire l’ensemble des TLD .com, .net, .org, .biz et .us.

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 "TLD"?
"TLD" is spelled T-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is \te.ɛl.de\.
What does "TLD" mean?
As a noun, "TLD" means: Domaine de premier niveau des DNS, correspondant aux suffixes des URL ou adresses courrielles.
How do you pronounce "TLD"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "TLD" is \te.ɛl.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "TLD" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "TLD", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

UDP#73,624SGC#73,5535th#73,673SBM#73,544

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list