bête à manger du foin

\bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\

/\bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“bête à manger du foin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-bete-a-manger-du-foin · bête à manger du foin · French

bête à manger du foin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for bête à manger du foin
PropertyValue
Headwordbête à manger du foin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bête à manger du foin » en français

bête à manger du foinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bête à manger du foin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très stupide.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bête à manger du foin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bête à manger du foin, spelled B-Ê-T-E- -À- -M-A-N-G-E-R- -D-U- -F-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très stupide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bête à manger du foin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. FERDINAND, d’un air malin. – Sans compter qu’il y a pas mal d’hommes qu’on prendrait volontiers pour des bêtes, quoiqu’ils marchent sur deux pieds. HENRIETTE, souriant. – Voilà pourquoi on dit : Bête à manger du foin.
  2. À présent, elle la découvrait bête à manger du foin.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bête à manger du foin"?
"bête à manger du foin" is spelled B-Ê-T-E- -À- -M-A-N-G-E-R- -D-U- -F-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\.
What does "bête à manger du foin" mean?
As an adjective, "bête à manger du foin" means: Très stupide.
How do you pronounce "bête à manger du foin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bête à manger du foin" is \bɛ.t‿a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bête à manger du foin" come from?
"bête à manger du foin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list