tonsille
\tɔ̃.sil\
The verdict
“tonsille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amygdale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tonsille · tonsille · French
tonsille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tonsille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɔ̃.sil\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tonsille” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tonsille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ̃.sil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amygdale.".
tonsille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tonsille, spelled T-O-N-S-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Amygdale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tonsille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De même que toutes les autres parties situées au fond de la bouche, les tonsilles sont sujettes à différentes sortes d’engorgements dont la nature varie autant que les suites.
Cette tonsille palatine fait partie d'un cercle lymphoïde (cercle de Waldeyer), comprenant également la tubaire, tonsille pharyngée, tonsille linguale.
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