battement de cœur
\bat.mɑ̃.d‿kœʁ\
The verdict
“battement de cœur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cycle complet de mouvement du cœur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-battement-de-c-ur · battement de cœur · French
battement de cœur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | battement de cœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bat.mɑ̃.d‿kœʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « battement de cœur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
battement de cœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bat.mɑ̃.d‿kœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for battement de cœur, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is battement de cœur, spelled B-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R.
Definition
- 1Cycle complet de mouvement du cœur.
- 2Mouvement irrégulier du cœur, trop fréquent ou trop énergique.
- 3Sensation provoquée par l'émotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how battement de cœur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jamais je n’ai revu l’uniforme d’un de mes régiments sans un battement de cœur.
A partir de ce jour, rempli de préoccupations plus hautes, c’est à peine si Anthime s’aperçut du bruit qui se faisait autour de son nom. Julius de Baraglioul prenait soin d’en souffrir pour lui, et n’ouvrait pas les journaux sans battements de cœur.
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.