bastillé

\bas.ti.je\

/\bas.ti.je\/ adj

The verdict

“bastillé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a des créneaux renversés et tournés vers la pointe de l’écu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bastille · bastillé · French

bastillé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for bastillé
PropertyValue
Headwordbastillé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bas.ti.je\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bastillé » en français

bastillésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bastillé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bas.ti.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a des créneaux renversés et tournés vers la pointe de l’écu.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bastillé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bastillé, spelled B-A-S-T-I-L-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a des créneaux renversés et tournés vers la pointe de l’écu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bastillé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pièce bastillée.
  2. D’argent au chef bastillé d’or.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bastillé"?
"bastillé" is spelled B-A-S-T-I-L-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \bas.ti.je\.
What does "bastillé" mean?
As an adjective, "bastillé" means: Qui a des créneaux renversés et tournés vers la pointe de l’écu.
How do you pronounce "bastillé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bastillé" is \bas.ti.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bastillé" come from?
"bastillé" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list