bar montant
\baʁ mɔ̃.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“bar montant” 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) - Établissement de prostitution plus ou moins dissimulé sous l’apparence d’un bar.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bar-montant · bar montant · French
bar montant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bar montant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baʁ mɔ̃.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bar montant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bar montant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ mɔ̃.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Établissement de prostitution plus ou moins dissimulé sous l’apparence d’un bar.".
bar montant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bar montant, spelled B-A-R- -M-O-N-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Établissement de prostitution plus ou moins dissimulé sous l’apparence d’un bar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bar montant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au début, elle travaille dans un « bar montant », le San Francisco, que Michel possède avec Loulou dans une ruelle de Chicago. Elle sait aussi qu’ils exploitent un hôtel de passe où les macs font tourner les gagneuses.
Ce ne sont pas les propos du client aviné d’un bar montant de la place Pigalle toute proche, lorsqu’il se rend compte qu’on lui facture six bouteilles de champagne, alors qu’il se souvient d’avoir bu quelques verres d’un machin à bulles fortement alcoolisé, certes, mais sans saveur.
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.