baleiné
\ba.lɛ.ne\
The verdict
“baleiné” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est garni de baleines. Se dit surtout des corsets et des cols.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baleine · baleiné · French
baleiné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | baleiné |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ba.lɛ.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
baleiné is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ba.lɛ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est garni de baleines. Se dit surtout des corsets et des cols.".
baleiné doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 baleiné, spelled B-A-L-E-I-N-É.
Definition
- 1Qui est garni de baleines. Se dit surtout des corsets et des cols.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baleiné appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle portait une robe de chaly vert tendre dont le dessin imitait des branches de corail ; ses manches étaient immenses et désastreusement soutenues à l’intérieur par des ronds de crin baleinés, qui les empêchaient de perdre un pouce de leur ampleur.
Au lieu d’une femme de quarante-cinq ans découragée, j’avais devant moi une femme de quarante ans fringante, le menton haut sous le col baleiné qui cachait les secrets du cou.
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.