baratin
French, noun/ba.ʁa.tɛ̃/
baratin is spelled B-A-R-A-T-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,844th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baratin is a French masculine noun meaning “small talk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bavardage utilisé pour duper ses auditeurs ou ses clients”.
What does baratin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall talk
- 2
masculinebullshit
C'est du baratin.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bavardage utilisé pour duper ses auditeurs ou ses clients.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baratin
- baratins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baratin?
- /ba.ʁa.tɛ̃/
- \ba.ʁa.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baratin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baratin in French?
baratin appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).