barter
\baʁ.te\
The verdict
“barter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Battre la crème du lait dans une baratte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barter · barter · French
barter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | barter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \baʁ.te\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « barter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
barter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \baʁ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
barter has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is barter, spelled B-A-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Battre la crème du lait dans une baratte.
- 2Agiter un liquide dans un récipient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how barter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’avais aussi resolut de faire un instrument pour barter du beurre, tout seul.
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.