barbiquet
\baʁ.bi.kɛ\
The verdict
“barbiquet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Souteneur néophyte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barbiquet · barbiquet · French
barbiquet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbiquet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baʁ.bi.kɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « barbiquet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
barbiquet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.bi.kɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Souteneur néophyte.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barbiquet, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 barbiquet, spelled B-A-R-B-I-Q-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1Souteneur néophyte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how barbiquet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec une escouade de cinglés comme l’équipe du petit Frédo, on pouvait s’attendre au pire. À du tir de rafale, à tout va, histoire simplement de faire monter leur cote, d’éblouir les petits barbiquets de leur coin en annonçant d’un air froid : — Hier soir, on a repassé Max-le-Menteur.
Insensiblement, et sans se concerter, deux petits barbiquets, magnétisés par les talbins qu’ils ont vu disparaître dans le sac, ont repoussé d’un chouaye leurs godets sur le zinc en direction de Bijou.
This word in other languages
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.