bake

\bɛk\

/\bɛk\/ verb

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The verdict

“bake” is uncommon French (frequency #97,686 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,686
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de baker.

Key facts for bake
PropertyValue
Headwordbake
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɛk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#97,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bake” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bake lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bake is uncommon French at frequency #97,686 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

bake has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bake, spelled B-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de baker.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de baker.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de baker.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de baker.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de baker.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bake"?
"bake" is spelled B-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛk\.
What does "bake" mean?
As a verb, "bake" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de baker.
How do you pronounce "bake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bake" is \bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bake" come from?
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Using “bake”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɛk\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list