tranche d’âge
\tʁɑ̃ʃ d‿ɑʒ\
The verdict
“tranche d’âge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Groupe démographique de certaine plage d’âge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tranche-d-age · tranche d’âge · French
tranche d’âge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tranche d’âge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃ʃ d‿ɑʒ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tranche d’âge » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tranche d’âge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃ʃ d‿ɑʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Groupe démographique de certaine plage d’âge.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tranche d’âge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tranche d’âge, spelled T-R-A-N-C-H-E- -D-’-Â-G-E.
Definition
- 1Groupe démographique de certaine plage d’âge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tranche d’âge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sur-risque alcool est concentré sur les tranches d’âge 20-39 ans (72,4% des impliqués avec alcool contre 52,6% des impliqués sans alcool). Dans les autres tranches d’âge, le risque alcool est inférieur au risque accident sans alcool.
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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.