bardeau
French, noun/baʁ.do/
bardeau is spelled B-A-R-D-E-A-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written French, the 94,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bardeau is a French masculine noun meaning “clapboard, roof tile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite planche mince et courte, employée dans les constructions, surtout pour couvrir les maisons ^([1])”.
What does bardeau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclapboard, roof tile
- 2
masculineshingles
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite planche mince et courte, employée dans les constructions, surtout pour couvrir les maisons ^([1]). 2. Élément de boue, limon, bauche (mortier de terre grasse mêlée de paille), dalle à paver ou de chaume. 3. Boîte spéciale dans laquelle les caractères sont mis en réserve ^([1]).
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de bardot ^([2]).
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 bardeau
- bardeaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bardeau?
- /baʁ.do/
- \baʁ.do\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bardeau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bardeau in French?
bardeau appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).