bas de laine
\ba də lɛn\
The verdict
“bas de laine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bas dans lequel on plaçait l’argent lorsque l’on voulait éviter de se le faire voler.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bas de laine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba də lɛn\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bas de laine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bas de laine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba də lɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bas de laine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bas de laine, spelled B-A-S- -D-E- -L-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Bas dans lequel on plaçait l’argent lorsque l’on voulait éviter de se le faire voler.
- 2Endroit sécuritaire et connu de la seule personne y ayant déposé l’argent (ou le bien).
- 3Réserve d’argent.
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.
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Using “bas de laine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-S- -D-E- -L-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ba də lɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.