banc d’essai
\bɑ̃ d‿ɛ.sɛ\
The verdict
“banc d’essai” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modélisation d’un système industriel, en vue d’un test du bon fonctionnement de ce système.
Corpus desk
Index FR-banc-d-essai · banc d’essai · French
banc d’essai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | banc d’essai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɑ̃ d‿ɛ.sɛ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « banc d’essai » en français
Rare enough to double-check
banc d’essai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɑ̃ d‿ɛ.sɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Modélisation d’un système industriel, en vue d’un test du bon fonctionnement de ce système.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for banc d’essai, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is banc d’essai, spelled B-A-N-C- -D-’-E-S-S-A-I.
Definition
- 1Modélisation d’un système industriel, en vue d’un test du bon fonctionnement de ce système.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how banc d’essai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce banc d'essai compare les performances des environnements d'exécution des applets Java, principalement au niveau des stations clientes. C'est une mesure de l'efficacité de l’implémentation de la JVM (Java Virtual Machine) sur une plate-forme.
La figure 3.32 montre le banc d'essai utilisé à l'EPFL pour des tests statiques-cycliques sur des refends en maçonnerie renforcés par des matériaux composites [3.14]. Les refends sont fixés rigidement au sol du laboratoire.
This word in other languages
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.