Bernay

\bɛʁ.nɛ\

/\bɛʁ.nɛ\/ name

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The verdict

“Bernay” is uncommon French (frequency #50,088 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,088
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bernay · Bernay · French

Bernay · rank #50,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,088
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bergères

Nearest frequency peer: bergères (-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 « Bernay »

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 « Bernay » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bernay
PropertyValue
HeadwordBernay
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bɛʁ.nɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Bernay » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Bernaytombe 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: « bergères » (#50,087), « Biocoop » (#50,089), « blazers » (#50,090). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Bernay » est au #50,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bernay is uncommon French at frequency #50,088 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \bɛʁ.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bernay, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Bernay, spelled B-E-R-N-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
  2. 2
    Ancien nom de la commune française Bernay-en-Champagne.
  3. 3
    Ancien nom de la commune française Bernay-en-Ponthieu.
  4. 4
    Canton français, situé dans le département de l’Eure.

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 "Bernay"?
"Bernay" is spelled B-E-R-N-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛʁ.nɛ\.
What does "Bernay" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bernay" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
How do you pronounce "Bernay"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bernay" is \bɛʁ.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bernay" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barthe#50,083barras#50,082baobab#50,080broyés#50,098

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list