bachot
\ba.ʃo\
The verdict
“bachot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit bac.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bachot · bachot · French
bachot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bachot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.ʃo\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bachot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bachot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʃo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bachot in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bachot, spelled B-A-C-H-O-T.
Definition
- 1Petit bac.
- 2Crible utilisé autrefois par les fabricants d’amidon, nommé aussi bac.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bachot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je connaissais dans l’île un pêcheur et sa femme, je les hélais du rivage, ils venaient nous chercher dans leur bachot, et nous passions la journée avec eux.
Tous, arrivés au même endroit, s’arrêtaient, attendant le passeur. Le lourd bachot allait sans fin d’une rive à l’autre, déchargeant dans l’île ses voyageurs.
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.