bas peuple
\bɑ pœpl\
The verdict
“bas peuple” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Classe sociale, ensemble des gens au bas de l’échelle sociale, au statut social en dessous de celui des autres classes ; en général caractérisé par le manque de richesses et de ressources.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bas peuple |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɑ pœpl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bas peuple” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bas peuple is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɑ pœpl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Classe sociale, ensemble des gens au bas de l’échelle sociale, au statut social en dessous de celui des autres classes ; en général caractérisé par le manque de richesses et de ressources.".
No misspelling variants are generated for bas peuple in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bas peuple, spelled B-A-S- -P-E-U-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1Classe sociale, ensemble des gens au bas de l’échelle sociale, au statut social en dessous de celui des autres classes ; en général caractérisé par le manque de richesses et de ressources.
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 peuple”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-S- -P-E-U-P-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɑ pœpl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.