bankoulélé
The verdict
“bankoulélé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désordre, tapage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bankoulele · bankoulélé · French
bankoulélé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | bankoulélé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bankoulélé » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bankoulélé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désordre, tapage.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bankoulélé, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bankoulélé, spelled B-A-N-K-O-U-L-É-L-É.
Definition
- 1Désordre, tapage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bankoulélé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oublié les lumières du Gosier et son bankoulélé de voitures, de boîtes de nuit, de casino et lorsqu’il sortait, c’était pour se promener dans les bois ou retourner, en pèlerinage, à Prise d’Eau, où l’on avait enterré sa Choucoune.
Parfois, mon Esternome traversait des lieux beaux de silence. De grands arbres y gobaient des sortes d’éternités et déroulaient leurs lianes sur les manœuvres du vent. Surpris de les trouver indemnes du vaste bankoulélé, mon Esternome s’y arrêtait toujours, écoutant leur écorce, les frissons de leurs feuilles, le bourgeonnement laiteux de leurs fruits enc…
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.