tribe

\tʁib\

/\tʁib\/ noun

The verdict

“tribe” is uncommon French (frequency #66,398 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,398
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sous-genre de la techno issu de l’univers des free party dans les années 1990.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tribe · tribe · French

tribe · rank #66,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,398
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trentin

Nearest frequency peer: Trentin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « tribe »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « tribe » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tribe
PropertyValue
Headwordtribe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁib\
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tribe » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tribetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Trentin » (#66,397), « tribunat » (#66,399), « traversière » (#66,396). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tribe » est au #66,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tribe is uncommon French at frequency #66,398 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁib\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sous-genre de la techno issu de l’univers des free party dans les années 1990.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tribe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tribe, spelled T-R-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous-genre de la techno issu de l’univers des free party dans les années 1990.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tribe"?
"tribe" is spelled T-R-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁib\.
What does "tribe" mean?
As a noun, "tribe" means: Sous-genre de la techno issu de l’univers des free party dans les années 1990.
How do you pronounce "tribe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribe" is \tʁib\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribe" come from?
"tribe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tribe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list