bas de page
\ba də paʒ\
The verdict
“bas de page” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de pied de page : section qui occupe le bas de la page, et qui peut contenir des notes telles que le numéro de la page.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bas-de-page · bas de page · French
bas de page · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 page |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba də paʒ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bas de page » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bas de page is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba də paʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de pied de page : section qui occupe le bas de la page, et qui peut contenir des notes telles que le numéro de la page.".
bas de page has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 page, spelled B-A-S- -D-E- -P-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de pied de page : section qui occupe le bas de la page, et qui peut contenir des notes telles que le numéro de la page.
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.