tribe

\tʁib\

/\tʁib\/ noun

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The verdict

“tribe” is uncommon French (frequency #66,398 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,398
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sous-genre de la techno issu de l’univers des free party dans les années 1990.

Key facts for tribe
PropertyValue
Headwordtribe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁib\
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tribe” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tribe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tribe is uncommon French at frequency #66,398 among 164,488 “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?
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Using “tribe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁib\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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