bernique
\bɛʁ.nik\
The verdict
“bernique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Non, rien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bernique · bernique · French
bernique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | bernique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bɛʁ.nik\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bernique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bernique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bɛʁ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Non, rien.".
bernique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bernique, spelled B-E-R-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Non, rien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bernique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lucienne. — Aussi bien ai-je agi envers vous, comme je voudrais qu’on agisse avec moi si jamais mon mari… Redillon, avec découragement. — Oh ! oui !… mais lui, bernique !
Une petite balle là-dedans, et tu auras beau implorer les mânes de ton père… bernique ! pas un sou pour la Josette !
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.