belle main
\bɛl mɛ̃\
The verdict
“belle main” 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) - Main droite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-belle-main · belle main · French
belle main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | belle main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛl mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
belle main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛl mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for belle main, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is belle main, spelled B-E-L-L-E- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Main droite.
- 2Belle écriture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belle main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Vous avez à perdre plus que moi, mon amie, en beauté, en jeunesse, et, j’espère, en bonheur, dit la Reine avec un sourire gracieux et lui donnant sa belle main à baiser.
Raoule abandonna le nouveau roman qu’elle lisait et, tendant sa belle main : […]
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.