à bas bruit

\a ba bʁɥi\

/\a ba bʁɥi\/ adv

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The verdict

“à bas bruit” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De manière cachée ; sans faire de bruit.

Key facts for à bas bruit
PropertyValue
Headwordà bas bruit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a ba bʁɥi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à bas bruit” sits in French frequency

à bas bruit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for à bas bruit is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a ba bʁɥi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De manière cachée ; sans faire de bruit.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à bas bruit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à bas bruit, spelled À- -B-A-S- -B-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De manière cachée ; sans faire de bruit.

Synonyms

furtivement

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 "à bas bruit"?
"à bas bruit" is spelled À- -B-A-S- -B-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a ba bʁɥi\.
What does "à bas bruit" mean?
As an adverb, "à bas bruit" means: De manière cachée ; sans faire de bruit.
How do you pronounce "à bas bruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à bas bruit" is \a ba bʁɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à bas bruit" come from?
"à bas bruit" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “à bas bruit”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -B-A-S- -B-R-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a ba bʁɥi\ (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
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