bague

\baɡ\

/\baɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bague” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,785
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anneau qui se porte à un doigt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bague · bague · French

bague · rank #6,785 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,785
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH barres

Nearest frequency peer: barres (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bague »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bague » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bague vs bue
60% similar
bague vs Base
40% similar
bague vs baie
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bague
PropertyValue
Headwordbague
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baɡ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,785
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bague »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).baguese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « barres » (#6,786), « autochtones » (#6,783), « bec » (#6,787). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bague » est au #6,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bague (IPA \baɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,785 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bague, with forms such as "abgue", "bageu", and "baggue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bue", "Base", "baie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 bague, spelled B-A-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anneau qui se porte à un doigt.
  2. 2
    Anneau que l’on suspendait à un poteau vers le bout d’une carrière où se font des courses et que ceux qui courent tâchent d’enlever au passage avec le bout de la lance.
  3. 3
    Moulure coupant la hauteur d’une colonne.
  4. 4
    Partie d'un appareil qui entoure, encercle un autre élément.
  5. 5
    Tout dispositif rappelant la forme d’un anneau.
  6. 6
    Anneau fixé sur une voile et coulissant sur la draille.
  7. 7
    Anneau que l'on place à la patte des oiseaux pour les identifier.
  8. 8
    Anneau de papier qui entoure un cigare et en porte la marque.
  9. 9
    Élément d’un appareil dentaire collé aux dents, nommé aussi bracket vestibulaire ou broche.
  10. 10
    Chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Vous n’aurez qu’à mettre votre bague sur une table, en vous couchant, quand vous voudrez revenir. Adieu, la Belle. »
  2. L’inconnu avait dans toute sa personne quelque chose d’efféminé ; […] il portait un jabot et des manchettes du plus beau point d’Angleterre, des bagues à plusieurs de ses doigts, et de petites boucles d’or à ses oreilles.

Synonyms

bagouzebagouse

This word in other languages

ring(English)anillo(Español)Ring(Deutsch)anel(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abgue
  • bageu
  • baggue
  • bauge
  • bbague
  • bgaue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bague - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abgue2bageu2baggue1bauge2bbague1bgaue2
Edit distance from "bague"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bague"?
"bague" is spelled B-A-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \baɡ\.
What does "bague" mean?
As a noun, "bague" means: Anneau qui se porte à un doigt.
What words are commonly confused with "bague"?
"bague" is commonly confused with "bue", "Base", "baie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bague"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bague" is \baɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bague" come from?
"bague" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bague", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amant#6,779tweet#6,765démon#6,814rural#6,750

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

barres6 variantsAndy6 variantschic6 variantsflamme6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list