be-bop
\bi.bɔp\
The verdict
“be-bop” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Style de jazz qui est né et a prospéré dans les années 1940 et 1950.
Corpus desk
Index FR-be-bop · be-bop · French
be-bop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | be-bop |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.bɔp\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
be-bop is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.bɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for be-bop, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 be-bop, spelled B-E---B-O-P.
Definition
- 1Style de jazz qui est né et a prospéré dans les années 1940 et 1950.
- 2Danse de jazz en couple née dans les caves de Saint-Germain-des-Prés à Paris après la Libération entre 1945/46.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how be-bop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 1975, les vagues de choc du be-bop étaient suffisamment lointaines pour pouvoir revenir sous une forme bénigne et inoffensive, et pour la première fois, le be-bop devint à la mode, un peu de la même façon que Picasso, considéré comme un iconoclaste en 1935, devint en 1970 le grand classique du XXᵉ siècle.
Chef de file du mouvement zazou, Charles Trenet n’adhérera pas pour autant à la révolution be-bop qui déferle à la Libération.
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.