bar à putes

\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\

/\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\/ noun

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The verdict

“bar à putes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bar ou dancing où l’on peut trouver des prostituées.

Key facts for bar à putes
PropertyValue
Headwordbar à putes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bar à putes” sits in French frequency

bar à putes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bar à putes is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ba.ʁ‿a pyt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bar ou dancing où l’on peut trouver des prostituées.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bar à putes in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bar à putes, spelled B-A-R- -À- -P-U-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bar ou dancing où l’on peut trouver des prostituées.

Synonyms

bar à champagnebar à champbar à hôtesses

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 putes"?
"bar à putes" is spelled B-A-R- -À- -P-U-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ʁ‿a pyt\.
What does "bar à putes" mean?
As a noun, "bar à putes" means: Bar ou dancing où l’on peut trouver des prostituées.
How do you pronounce "bar à putes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bar à putes" is \ba.ʁ‿a pyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bar à putes" come from?
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Using “bar à putes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-R- -À- -P-U-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.ʁ‿a pyt\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list