bayes
\baj\
The verdict
“bayes” is uncommon French (frequency #78,168 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,168
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bayer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bayes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \baj\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #78,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bayes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bayes is uncommon French at frequency #78,168 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \baj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bayes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bayes, spelled B-A-Y-E-S.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bayer.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe bayer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bayes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-Y-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \baj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.