bar à putes

\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\

/\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bar ou dancing où l’on peut trouver des prostituées.

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

bar à putes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 putes
PropertyValue
Headwordbar à putes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ʁ‿a pyt\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

bar à putesreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bar à putes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁ‿a pyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lucien se souvenait qu’une nuit, pris d’une folle angoisse, il avait glissé de la fenêtre du second étage jusqu’au trottoir puis il avait erré en pyjama jusqu’à ce qu’une patrouille de police le recueille puis retrouve sa mère dans un bar à putes.
  2. Pas complètement un bar à putes, même si l’on peut se douter que les filles du bar ne sont pas tout a fait les demoiselles du couvent des Oiseaux.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list