bangard
\bɑ̃.ɡaʁ\
The verdict
“bangard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Territoire ou finage d’une commune quelconque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bangard · bangard · French
bangard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | bangard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɑ̃.ɡaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bangard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bangard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɑ̃.ɡaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bangard in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bangard, spelled B-A-N-G-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Territoire ou finage d’une commune quelconque.
- 2Préposé à la surveillance et à la garde des récoltes quand elles commencent à mûrir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bangard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bangard, le garde champêtre, est particulièrement chargé de la surveillance des champs et des prés. Les récoltes craignent le sabot et la dent du bétail, gardé certes par un pâtre mais dans des parcelles très rarement closes.
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.