bavarderie

\ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\

/\ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“bavarderie” 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 September 3, 2026) - Défaut du bavard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bavarderie · bavarderie · French

bavarderie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 bavarderie
PropertyValue
Headwordbavarderie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bavarderie » en français

bavarderiesiège 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

bavarderie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bavarderie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bavarderie, spelled B-A-V-A-R-D-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défaut du bavard.
  2. 2
    Bavardage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet homme est d’une bavarderie insupportable.
  2. Quand Tobie auroit écrit trois ou quatre fois à un sénateur de Babylone qu’une hirondelle lui avoit émuti tout chaudement dans les yeux, pensez-vous que le sénateur eût été bien rejoui des bavarderies de Tobie?

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 "bavarderie"?
"bavarderie" is spelled B-A-V-A-R-D-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\.
What does "bavarderie" mean?
As a noun, "bavarderie" means: Défaut du bavard.
How do you pronounce "bavarderie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bavarderie" is \ba.vaʁ.də.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bavarderie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list