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 September 3, 2026) - Bas dans lequel on plaçait l’argent lorsque l’on voulait éviter de se le faire voler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bas-de-laine · bas de laine · French
bas de laine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « bas de laine » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bas de laine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut prendre conscience du passage, en quelques décennies, de la lampe à pétrole au rayon laser, du fiacre aux satellites, du boulier des comptables russes à l’ordinateur, des économies dans des bas de laine aux assurances modernes.
Sûr que quand je calencherai, vous s’rez trop occupés à chercher mon bas de laine pour pleurer vot’pauv’mère !
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.