backslash
\bak.slaʃ\
The verdict
“backslash” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barre oblique inverse, contre-oblique, controblique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-backslash · backslash · French
backslash · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | backslash |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bak.slaʃ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « backslash » en français
Rare enough to double-check
backslash is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bak.slaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre oblique inverse, contre-oblique, controblique.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for backslash, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is backslash, spelled B-A-C-K-S-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1Barre oblique inverse, contre-oblique, controblique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how backslash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les séquences d’échappement (débutant par un backslash) […] sont remplacées dans la chaîne par les octets qu’elles représentent (par exemple, ’\n’ est remplacé par la valeur octale 012).
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.