banqueroute
\bɑ̃k.ʁut\
The verdict
“banqueroute” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #29,658 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,658
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Délit accompli par le commerçant ou dirigeant qui commet certaines fautes graves alors qu'a lieu le redressement ou la liquidation judiciaire du commerce ou de la société gérée, pour cause d’insolv...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | banqueroute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɑ̃k.ʁut\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #29,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “banqueroute” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for banqueroute is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɑ̃k.ʁut\. Corpus data places it at rank #29,658 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for banqueroute, with forms such as "abnqueroute", "bannqueroute", and "banqeuroute". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is banqueroute, spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E-R-O-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Délit accompli par le commerçant ou dirigeant qui commet certaines fautes graves alors qu'a lieu le redressement ou la liquidation judiciaire du commerce ou de la société gérée, pour cause d’insolvabilité réelle ou feinte.
- 2État d'une entreprise ou d'une autre entité qui ne peut plus faire face à ses dettes.
- 3Échec total.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abnqueroute,bannqueroute,banqeuroute,banqqueroute,banqueorute,banquerotue,banquerouet,banqueroutte,banquerroute,banqueruote,banqureoute,banuqeroute,baqnueroute,bbanqueroute,bnaqueroute
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banqueroute - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “banqueroute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-N-Q-U-E-R-O-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɑ̃k.ʁut\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.