Bellecombe
\bɛl.kɔ̃b\
The verdict
“Bellecombe” is uncommon French (frequency #96,658 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,658
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Jura.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bellecombe · Bellecombe · French
Bellecombe · rank #96,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,658
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH baudets
Nearest frequency peer: baudets (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Bellecombe »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- bassons
bassons
3,347 corpus weight
- Bathily
Bathily
3,346 corpus weight
- Batou
Batou
3,345 corpus weight
- baudets
baudets
3,344 corpus weight
- Bellecombe
Bellecombe
3,343 corpus weight
- Belzile
Belzile
3,342 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Bellecombe » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bellecombe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \bɛl.kɔ̃b\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #96,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Bellecombe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Bellecombe is uncommon French at frequency #96,658 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \bɛl.kɔ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bellecombe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Bellecombe, spelled B-E-L-L-E-C-O-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département du Jura.
- 2Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Savoie intégrée dans la commune de Aigueblanche.
- 3Quartier entre Lyon et Villeurbanne autour de voie de chemin de fer au nord de la gare de la Part-Dieu.
- 4Hameau de Châtillon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bellecombe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais entre le quartier de Bellecombe, qui va de la voie ferrée à Villeurbanne, et le quartier Tête d’Or/Saxe, la fourchette de prix est large
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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