toilet

\ˈtɔɪ.lət\

/\ˈtɔɪ.lət\/ noun

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The verdict

“toilet” is uncommon French (frequency #93,328 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,328
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toilette (hygiène personnelle, habillement).

Key facts for toilet
PropertyValue
Headwordtoilet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtɔɪ.lət\
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “toilet” 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). toilet lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toilet is uncommon French at frequency #93,328 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtɔɪ.lət\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for toilet, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is toilet, spelled T-O-I-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toilette (hygiène personnelle, habillement).
  2. 2
    Coiffeuse, commode.
  3. 3
    Vestaire.
  4. 4
    Toilettes, w.-c. (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins).
  5. 5
    Toilettes, w.-c. (appareil sanitaire recueillant les besoins naturels).
  6. 6
    Pot de chambre.
  7. 7
    Lieu particulièrement sale.

Synonyms

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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 "toilet"?
"toilet" is spelled T-O-I-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtɔɪ.lət\.
What does "toilet" mean?
As a noun, "toilet" means: Toilette (hygiène personnelle, habillement).
How do you pronounce "toilet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toilet" is \ˈtɔɪ.lət\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toilet" come from?
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Using “toilet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-I-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈtɔɪ.lət\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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