benne à ordures
\bɛ.n‿a ɔʁ.dyʁ\
The verdict
“benne à ordures” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Benne où l’on place les ordures, avant que cette benne soit transportée et vidée à la décharge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-benne-a-ordures · benne à ordures · French
benne à ordures · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | benne à ordures |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ.n‿a ɔʁ.dyʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
benne à ordures is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ.n‿a ɔʁ.dyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for benne à ordures, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is benne à ordures, spelled B-E-N-N-E- -À- -O-R-D-U-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Benne où l’on place les ordures, avant que cette benne soit transportée et vidée à la décharge.
- 2Camion poubelle, camion à ordures, qui ramasse les déchets et les emmène à la décharge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how benne à ordures appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Geneviève Wiss-Vrignaud … a fait installer une benne à ordures sur le terrain pour éviter l’éparpillement des poubelles.
Ses dirigeants ont développé un concept novateur de benne à ordures en aluminium de forme cylindrique à chargement latéral, munie d’un bras automatisé nommé Détritube.
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.