base de données
\baz də dɔ.ne\
The verdict
“base de données” 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de données se rapportant à un même sujet, de façon ordonnée, généralement géré par un système spécialisé permettant leur entretien et leur utilisation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | base de données |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baz də dɔ.ne\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “base de données” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for base de données is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \baz də dɔ.ne\. 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: "Ensemble de données se rapportant à un même sujet, de façon ordonnée, généralement géré par un système spécialisé permettant leur entretien et leur utilisation.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for base de données, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is base de données, spelled B-A-S-E- -D-E- -D-O-N-N-É-E-S.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de données se rapportant à un même sujet, de façon ordonnée, généralement géré par un système spécialisé permettant leur entretien et leur utilisation.
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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 “base de données”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-S-E- -D-E- -D-O-N-N-É-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \baz də dɔ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.