bain de bouche
\bɛ̃ də buʃ\
The verdict
“bain de bouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération consistant à baigner les dents, les gencives et les muqueuses de la bouche avec une solution de manière à améliorer l’hygiène bucco-dentaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bain-de-bouche · bain de bouche · French
bain de bouche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | bain de bouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ̃ də buʃ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bain de bouche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bain de bouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ̃ də buʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bain de bouche in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bain de bouche, spelled B-A-I-N- -D-E- -B-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Opération consistant à baigner les dents, les gencives et les muqueuses de la bouche avec une solution de manière à améliorer l’hygiène bucco-dentaire.
- 2Solution utilisée pour une telle opération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bain de bouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’UFSBD (Union française pour la santé bucco-dentaire) a récemment déclaré que deux brossages de dents par jour suffisaient, mais qu’ils pouvaient volontiers être accompagnés de bains de bouche.
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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.