taille
\tɑj\ ou \taj\
The verdict
“taille” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corte; maneira de cortar certas coisas
Corpus desk
Index PT-taille · taille · Portuguese
taille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | taille |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑj\ ou \taj\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “taille” em português
Rare enough to double-check
taille is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑj\ ou \taj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for taille in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is taille, spelled T-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1corte; maneira de cortar certas coisas
- 2maneira de trabalhar as pedras preciosas
- 3incisão que se faz com cutelo em cobre ou qualquer outro material
- 4operação feita para extrair cálculos biliares
- 5comprimento do corpo humano, dos pés até a cabeça; estatura
- 6cintura
- 7tamanho dos animais
- 8tenor
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how taille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La taille des cheveux, de la barbe.
Il est de taille moyenne.
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.