bananier
\ba.na.nje\
The verdict
“bananier” is uncommon French (frequency #51,907 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,907
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se rapporte à la culture des bananes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bananier · bananier · French
bananier · rank #51,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,907
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH baladant
Nearest frequency peer: baladant (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « bananier »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- bagarreur
bagarreur
48,098 corpus weight
- baiseur
baiseur
48,096 corpus weight
- baladant
baladant
48,095 corpus weight
- bananier
bananier
48,094 corpus weight
- baptismaux
baptismaux
48,093 corpus weight
- Batavia
Batavia
48,092 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bananier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bananier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ba.na.nje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bananier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bananier is uncommon French at frequency #51,907 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ba.na.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bananier has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bananier, spelled B-A-N-A-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Qui se rapporte à la culture des bananes.
- 2Qui ne respecte pas la démocratie, pratique le népotisme, la concussion, la censure, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bananier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les innovations que le secteur bananier a connu dans les années 70 (la substitution de la variété Cavendish à celle de la Gros Michel, la mise en caisse et l’utilisation des câbles de traction pour transporter les fruits , par exemple) ont eu pour effet d'augmenter la production tout en diminuant ses coûts , et d'abaisser les prix mondiaux.
La culture bananière devient intensive avec une utilisation de plus en plus grande de pesticides et d'engrais.
Synonyms
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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.
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