babillement

\ba.bij.mɑ̃\

/\ba.bij.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de babiller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-babillement · babillement · French

babillement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 babillement
PropertyValue
Headwordbabillement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.bij.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « babillement » en français

babillementreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

babillement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.bij.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de babiller.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for babillement in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 babillement, spelled B-A-B-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de babiller.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rien ne lui échappait : le susurrement sucré de la jeune vedette héroïne, le parler guttural du caïd sans scrupules, les nasillements du faux-frère, les jacassements de la commère, le jargon du bellâtre amoureux, les caracoulements du jeune premier, les gémissements de l’orpheline, les piaulements des villageois, les babillements des ouvrières, les graill…

Synonyms

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 "babillement"?
"babillement" is spelled B-A-B-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.bij.mɑ̃\.
What does "babillement" mean?
As a noun, "babillement" means: Action de babiller.
How do you pronounce "babillement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babillement" is \ba.bij.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babillement" come from?
"babillement" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list