banc d’église

\bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\

/\bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\/ noun

The verdict

“banc d’église” 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) - Banc d’église, comportant souvent un dossier et un agenouilloir, sur lequel s’assoient les fidèles pendant l'office.

Corpus desk

Index FR-banc-d-eglise · banc d’église · French

banc d’église · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for banc d’église
PropertyValue
Headwordbanc d’église
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « banc d’église » en français

banc d’églisesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

banc d’église is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Banc d’église, comportant souvent un dossier et un agenouilloir, sur lequel s’assoient les fidèles pendant l'office.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for banc d’église, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is banc d’église, spelled B-A-N-C- -D-’-É-G-L-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Banc d’église, comportant souvent un dossier et un agenouilloir, sur lequel s’assoient les fidèles pendant l'office.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banc d’église"?
"banc d’église" is spelled B-A-N-C- -D-’-É-G-L-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\.
What does "banc d’église" mean?
As a noun, "banc d’église" means: Banc d’église, comportant souvent un dossier et un agenouilloir, sur lequel s’assoient les fidèles pendant l'office.
How do you pronounce "banc d’église"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banc d’église" is \bɑ̃ de.ɡliz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banc d’église" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list