bagasse

/bəˈɡæs/

//bəˈɡæs// noun

"bagasse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bagasse” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bagasse · bagasse · English

bagasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 bagasse
PropertyValue
Headwordbagasse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈɡæs/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bagasse” in English

bagassefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bagasse is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈɡæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.".

bagasse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”). The correct English form is bagasse, spelled B-A-G-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.

Etymology

From French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”).

Synonyms

megassmegasse

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 "bagasse"?
"bagasse" is spelled B-A-G-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈɡæs/.
What does "bagasse" mean?
As a noun, "bagasse" means: The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.
How do you pronounce "bagasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bagasse" is /bəˈɡæs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bagasse"?
From French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list