baie de Chesapeake
The verdict
“baie de Chesapeake” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baie située sur la côte Est des États-Unis et donnant sur l’Atlantique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baie-de-chesapeake · baie de Chesapeake · French
baie de Chesapeake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | baie de Chesapeake |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « baie de Chesapeake » en français
Rare enough to double-check
baie de Chesapeake is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baie située sur la côte Est des États-Unis et donnant sur l’Atlantique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for baie de Chesapeake in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is baie de Chesapeake, spelled B-A-I-E- -D-E- -C-H-E-S-A-P-E-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1Baie située sur la côte Est des États-Unis et donnant sur l’Atlantique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baie de Chesapeake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Virginie ne fut, en ces années, qu’un misérable petit fort construit dans la baie de Chesapeake, au milieu des domaines du grand roi Powhatan.
La première carte détaillée de la baie de Chesapeake date de 1612 et est établie suite à une expédition d’une douzaine de personnes menée par le capitaine John Smith (alors installé dans la colonie de Jamestown, Virginie) en 1607 et 1608.
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.