tour de taille

\tuʁ də tɑj\

/\tuʁ də tɑj\/ noun

The verdict

“tour de taille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longueur de la ceinture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tour-de-taille · tour de taille · French

tour de taille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for tour de taille
PropertyValue
Headwordtour de taille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tuʁ də tɑj\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tour de taille » en français

tour de taillereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tour de taille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tuʁ də tɑj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Longueur de la ceinture.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tour de taille in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tour de taille, spelled T-O-U-R- -D-E- -T-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Longueur de la ceinture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faudrait pas que des blondasses (trop) bien foutues volassent la vedette à des quinquas qui n'ont plus le contrôle de leur tour de taille, hein !
  2. Les people ne jurent plus que par le charbon végétal pour dégonfler et réduire leur tour de taille.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tour de taille"?
"tour de taille" is spelled T-O-U-R- -D-E- -T-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tuʁ də tɑj\.
What does "tour de taille" mean?
As a noun, "tour de taille" means: Longueur de la ceinture.
How do you pronounce "tour de taille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tour de taille" is \tuʁ də tɑj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tour de taille" come from?
"tour de taille" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list