bastingage

\bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\

/\bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parapet qu’on formait autour du pont supérieur d’un navire, avec les hamacs de l’équipage, pour se protéger de la mousqueterie et de la petite mitraille de l’ennemi.

Key facts for bastingage
PropertyValue
Headwordbastingage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bastingage” sits in French frequency

bastingage falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bastingage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bastingage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bastingage, spelled B-A-S-T-I-N-G-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parapet qu’on formait autour du pont supérieur d’un navire, avec les hamacs de l’équipage, pour se protéger de la mousqueterie et de la petite mitraille de l’ennemi.
  2. 2
    Aujourd’hui, garde-corps, parapet autour du pont supérieur d’un navire.
  3. 3
    Caisson cloisonné où l’on place les hamacs de l’équipage pendant le jour. On l’emploie surtout au pluriel pour désigner l’ensemble de ces caissons.
  4. 4
    Muraille d’un navire.

This word in other languages

bulwark(English)Reling(Deutsch)

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 "bastingage"?
"bastingage" is spelled B-A-S-T-I-N-G-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\.
What does "bastingage" mean?
As a noun, "bastingage" means: Parapet qu’on formait autour du pont supérieur d’un navire, avec les hamacs de l’équipage, pour se protéger de la mousqueterie et de la petite mitraille de l’ennemi.
How do you pronounce "bastingage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bastingage" is \bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bastingage" come from?
"bastingage" 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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Using “bastingage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-S-T-I-N-G-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bas.tɛ̃.ɡaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list