tracassin
\tʁa.ka.sɛ̃\
The verdict
“tracassin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humeur inquiète, chagrine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tracassin · tracassin · French
tracassin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | tracassin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁa.ka.sɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tracassin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tracassin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁa.ka.sɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Humeur inquiète, chagrine.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tracassin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 tracassin, spelled T-R-A-C-A-S-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Humeur inquiète, chagrine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tracassin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… parfois il paraissait égaré, en proie au trouble, au tracassin, et ressentait en lui les muscles comme noués.
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.