baraban
\ba.ʁa.bɑ̃\
The verdict
“baraban” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pissenlit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baraban · baraban · French
baraban · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | baraban |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.ʁa.bɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
baraban is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁa.bɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for baraban in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is baraban, spelled B-A-R-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Pissenlit.
- 2Au Moyen Âge, sorte de chaudron ou de timbale, sur laquelle on frappait pour annoncer quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how baraban appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manger une bonne salade de barabans.
This word in other languages
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