bench

\ˈbɛntʃ\

/\ˈbɛntʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bench” is uncommon French (frequency #64,960 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,960
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Établi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bench · bench · French

bench · rank #64,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,960
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bem

Nearest frequency peer: bem (-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 « bench »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bench » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bench
PropertyValue
Headwordbench
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbɛntʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bench » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).benchtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « bem » (#64,959), « Beowulf » (#64,961), « Belval » (#64,958). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bench » est au #64,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bench is uncommon French at frequency #64,960 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbɛntʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

bench doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bench, spelled B-E-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établi.
  2. 2
    Banc.
  3. 3
    Magistrature.
  4. 4
    Section particulière d’une cour de justice.
  5. 5
    Titre de juge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. When it is not possible to have a separate bench, a good strong kitchen table may be made to serve as a susbstitute.
  2. I took off my fur hat and sat down on a wooden bench in the waiting room.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bench"?
"bench" is spelled B-E-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbɛntʃ\.
What does "bench" mean?
As a noun, "bench" means: Établi.
How do you pronounce "bench"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bench" is \ˈbɛntʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bench" come from?
"bench" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bench", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

batch#64,955basal#64,954balte#64,950athlé#64,939

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list