bâtonnade
\ba.tɔ.nad\
The verdict
“bâtonnade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bastonnade.
Corpus desk
Index FR-batonnade · bâtonnade · French
bâtonnade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | bâtonnade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.tɔ.nad\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bâtonnade » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bâtonnade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.tɔ.nad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bastonnade.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bâtonnade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bâtonnade, spelled B-Â-T-O-N-N-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Bastonnade.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bâtonnade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle appelle le délinquant à son tribunal ; elle commence par lui administrer la bâtonnade pour lui rafraîchir la mémoire, et ensuite elle lui dit : Prouve ton innocence.
Le 4 juin 1742, Jacob de Souza prend à partie quelques Anglais, […], et, seul contre tous, il arrive à donner la bâtonnade à leur chef.
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.