bain de soleil
\bɛ̃ d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\
The verdict
“bain de soleil” 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 May 6, 2026) - Fait de rester exposé longtemps au soleil, souvent pour se bronzer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bain de soleil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ̃ d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bain de soleil” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bain de soleil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ̃ d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bain de soleil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 soleil, spelled B-A-I-N- -D-E- -S-O-L-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Fait de rester exposé longtemps au soleil, souvent pour se bronzer.
- 2Chaise longue servant à s’allonger au soleil.
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 soleil”
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- The one correct French spelling is B-A-I-N- -D-E- -S-O-L-E-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɛ̃ d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\ (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.