tour de taille

\tuʁ də tɑj\

/\tuʁ də tɑj\/ noun

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The verdict

“tour de taille” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Longueur de la ceinture.

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)

Where “tour de taille” sits in French frequency

tour de taille falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tour de taille is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ də tɑj\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

This word in other languages

waist(English)

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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Using “tour de taille”

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

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list