bar à champagne

\ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\

/\ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\/ noun

The verdict

“bar à champagne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bar de grand standing où l’on sert des grands crus de Champagne millésimés à déguster.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bar-a-champagne · bar à champagne · French

bar à champagne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for bar à champagne
PropertyValue
Headwordbar à champagne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bar à champagne » en français

bar à champagnesiège 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

bar à champagne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bar à champagne, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bar à champagne, spelled B-A-R- -À- -C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bar de grand standing où l’on sert des grands crus de Champagne millésimés à déguster.
  2. 2
    Bar sans vitrine ou dancing, dont l’entrée est interdite aux mineurs, qui emploie des entraineuses (des hôtesses, en langage commercial) pour faire consommer le client, notamment du champagne vendu « au prix fort ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bar à champagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le célèbre salon de thé Tea Room se transforme en bar à champagne et caviar en soirée, et le Club 22 propose danse, cocktails et cigares.
  2. Cette ex-étudiante, aujourd’hui hôtesse dans un bar à champagne, que je rencontre dans un café après une réunion et qui met un temps certain avant de me dire son nouveau travail, puis aussitôt me scrute. Comme si je risquais de la rejeter, de lui dire qu’elle était passée de l’autre côté.

Synonyms

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 "bar à champagne"?
"bar à champagne" is spelled B-A-R- -À- -C-H-A-M-P-A-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\.
What does "bar à champagne" mean?
As a noun, "bar à champagne" means: Bar de grand standing où l’on sert des grands crus de Champagne millésimés à déguster.
How do you pronounce "bar à champagne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bar à champagne" is \ba.ʁ‿a ʃɑ̃.paɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bar à champagne" come from?
"bar à champagne" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list