balai de pont
\ba.lɛ də pɔ̃\
The verdict
“balai de pont” 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 September 3, 2026) - Autre nom du balai-brosse, car cet article servait aussi à nettoyer le pont en bois des navires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-balai-de-pont · balai de pont · French
balai de pont · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | balai de pont |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.lɛ də pɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « balai de pont » en français
Rare enough to double-check
balai de pont is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.lɛ də pɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom du balai-brosse, car cet article servait aussi à nettoyer le pont en bois des navires.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for balai de pont, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is balai de pont, spelled B-A-L-A-I- -D-E- -P-O-N-T.
Definition
- 1Autre nom du balai-brosse, car cet article servait aussi à nettoyer le pont en bois des navires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how balai de pont appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fixés contre la paroi du rouf deux balais de pont dressaient leurs têtes de chiendent parmi trois ou quatre tiges de bambou garnies de flotteurs rouges, et cela lui plut aussi ;[…].
À la proue du navire Laetitia et Luigi, armés de balais de pont et d'une boîte de savon, disputaient une partie de croquet avec le commanditaire et la rousse.
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.