barbe-de-moine
\baʁb.də.mwɑn\
The verdict
“barbe-de-moine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante dicotylédone holoparasite sans chlorophylle, et sans feuilles, à tiges très déliées jaunâtres ou rougeâtres, grimpantes, avec suçoirs, à petites fleurs claires, et qui croît principalement s...
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Index FR-barbe-de-moine · barbe-de-moine · French
barbe-de-moine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | barbe-de-moine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baʁb.də.mwɑn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
barbe-de-moine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁb.də.mwɑn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for barbe-de-moine, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is barbe-de-moine, spelled B-A-R-B-E---D-E---M-O-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Plante dicotylédone holoparasite sans chlorophylle, et sans feuilles, à tiges très déliées jaunâtres ou rougeâtres, grimpantes, avec suçoirs, à petites fleurs claires, et qui croît principalement sur le trèfle, la luzerne et le thym.
- 2Membre du genre Cuscuta de plantes parasitiques.
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.