tss-tss

\ts.ts\

/\ts.ts\/ intj

The verdict

“tss-tss” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de tst, qui exprime la désapprobation, le désaccord.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tss-tss · tss-tss · French

tss-tss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-0 0 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.

Key facts for tss-tss
PropertyValue
Headwordtss-tss
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ts.ts\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tss-tss » en français

tss-tsssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tss-tss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ts.ts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de tst, qui exprime la désapprobation, le désaccord.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tss-tss in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tss-tss, spelled T-S-S---T-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de tst, qui exprime la désapprobation, le désaccord.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tss-tss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On soupçonne ces mêmes siffleurs d’être ceux qui confondent, tss-tss, la bernardina avec la manoletina, la diamantinina avec la passe de l’omelette, le rimbaldien dérèglement de tous les sens avec la dérégulation du prix de l’essence et qui ovationnent ces assommantes passes circulaires de dos, ex-dosantinas, tarte à la crème peu fraîche des toreros qui v…
  2. Et puis, un jour, une femme était passée entre eux et avait émis un tss-tss plein de désapprobation.

This word in other languages

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 "tss-tss"?
"tss-tss" is spelled T-S-S---T-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ts.ts\.
What does "tss-tss" mean?
As an interjection, "tss-tss" means: Variante de tst, qui exprime la désapprobation, le désaccord.
How do you pronounce "tss-tss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tss-tss" is \ts.ts\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tss-tss" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list