bain de sang
\bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\
The verdict
“bain de sang” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opération chirurgicale qui se passe mal.
| 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) |
Where “bain de sang” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bain de sang is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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 sang”
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- The one correct French spelling is B-A-I-N- -D-E- -S-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɛ̃ də sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.