bain de foule
\bɛ̃ d(ə) ful\
The verdict
“bain de foule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de serrer furtivement les mains de nombreuses personnes d’une foule de badauds ou d’admirateurs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bain de foule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ̃ d(ə) ful\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bain de foule” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bain de foule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ̃ d(ə) ful\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de serrer furtivement les mains de nombreuses personnes d’une foule de badauds ou d’admirateurs.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bain de foule, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bain de foule, spelled B-A-I-N- -D-E- -F-O-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Action de serrer furtivement les mains de nombreuses personnes d’une foule de badauds ou d’admirateurs.
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.
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Using “bain de foule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-I-N- -D-E- -F-O-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɛ̃ d(ə) ful\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.