barre d’outils

\baʁ d‿u.ti\

/\baʁ d‿u.ti\/ noun

The verdict

“barre d’outils” 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) - Barre qui apparaît sur certains logiciels ainsi que sur certaines pages Web qui sert à se servir plus rapidement et facilement de certaines fonctions et outils.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barre-d-outils · barre d’outils · French

barre d’outils · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for barre d’outils
PropertyValue
Headwordbarre d’outils
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ d‿u.ti\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barre d’outils » en français

barre d’outilsreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barre d’outils is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ d‿u.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre qui apparaît sur certains logiciels ainsi que sur certaines pages Web qui sert à se servir plus rapidement et facilement de certaines fonctions et outils.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barre d’outils, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 barre d’outils, spelled B-A-R-R-E- -D-’-O-U-T-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barre qui apparaît sur certains logiciels ainsi que sur certaines pages Web qui sert à se servir plus rapidement et facilement de certaines fonctions et outils.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barre d’outils"?
"barre d’outils" is spelled B-A-R-R-E- -D-’-O-U-T-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ d‿u.ti\.
What does "barre d’outils" mean?
As a noun, "barre d’outils" means: Barre qui apparaît sur certains logiciels ainsi que sur certaines pages Web qui sert à se servir plus rapidement et facilement de certaines fonctions et outils.
How do you pronounce "barre d’outils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barre d’outils" is \baʁ d‿u.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barre d’outils" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list