bain de sang
\bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\
The verdict
“bain de sang” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération chirurgicale qui se passe mal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bain-de-sang · bain de sang · French
bain de sang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 sang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bain de sang » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bain de sang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bain de sang in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 sang, spelled B-A-I-N- -D-E- -S-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Opération chirurgicale qui se passe mal.
- 2Massacre d’un grand nombre de personnes, tuerie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bain de sang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’extraction du goitre est tentée ici ou là – l’affaire se termine parfois avec succès, souvent dans un bain de sang.
Et, en attendant qu’on proclamât le résultat du vote, il n’entendait plus, à côté de lui, que Massot et le général causant tactique, cadres et recrutement, se querellant sur la nécessité d’un bain de sang pour toute l’Europe.
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.