baguette

Name: baguette, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ba.ɡɛt\

/\ba.ɡɛt\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“baguette” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,276
frequency rank, French: 227,490
“B” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

baguette vs barrette

75% similar

baguette vs brouette

75% similar

baguette vs baguettes

89% similar

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

Key facts for baguette
Property	Value
Headword	baguette
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ba.ɡɛt\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,276
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baguette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). baguette lands here:

#9,276

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around baguette (IPA \ba.ɡɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,276 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 22 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for baguette, with forms such as "abguette", "bageutte", and "bagguette". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "barrette", "brouette", "baguettes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is baguette, spelled B-A-G-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

1
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
2
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
3
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
4
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
5
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
6
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
7
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
8
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
9
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
10
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
11
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
12
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
13
Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.
14
Petit objet allongé à caractère distinctif.
15
Petit objet allongé à caractère distinctif.
16
Petit objet allongé à caractère distinctif.
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Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.
18
Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.
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Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.
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Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.
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Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.
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Tout objet long et fin de matière quelconque.

Synonyms

bâton houssine verge moulure pain français

This word in other languages

stick(English)verga(Español)Stab(Deutsch)vara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abguette,bageutte,bagguette,baguete,baguetet,bagutete,baugette,bbaguette,bgauette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baguette - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "baguette"

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 "baguette"?

"baguette" is spelled B-A-G-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ɡɛt\.

What does "baguette" mean?

As a noun, "baguette" means: Petit bâton mince, plus ou moins long et flexible.

What words are commonly confused with "baguette"?

"baguette" is commonly confused with "barrette", "brouette", "baguettes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "baguette"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baguette" is \ba.ɡɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "baguette" come from?

"baguette" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “baguette”

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

The one correct French spelling is B-A-G-U-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ba.ɡɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “barrette” - see the side-by-side comparison. baguette vs barrette
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.