blague

\blaɡ\

/\blaɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“blague” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,902
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit sachet taillé dans une grosse toile, une vessie, une poche de pélican ou une peau dans lequel les fumeurs mettent le tabac dont ils font usage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blague · blague · French

blague · rank #1,902 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,902
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bar

Nearest frequency peer: bar (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « blague »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « blague » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blague vs blue
67% similar
blague vs bleue
67% similar
blague vs Blake
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blague
PropertyValue
Headwordblague
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blaɡ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,902
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « blague »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).blaguese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bar » (#1,901), « champion » (#1,903), « augmenter » (#1,900). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blague » est au #1,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around blague (IPA \blaɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,902 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for blague, with forms such as "balgue", "bblague", and "blageu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "blue", "bleue", "Blake", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is blague, spelled B-L-A-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit sachet taillé dans une grosse toile, une vessie, une poche de pélican ou une peau dans lequel les fumeurs mettent le tabac dont ils font usage.
  2. 2
    Poche située sous le bec du pélican lui permettant d’attraper ses proies.
  3. 3
    Plaisanterie ou histoire imaginée pour amuser ou se moquer de quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Farce faite à quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Maladresse, erreur sans gravité.
  6. 6
    Raillerie éloquente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] un marchand de tabac qui arborait fièrement à sa devanture, au-dessus de blagues en cuir granuleux et en vessie de porc, des grappes de pipes blanches.
  2. Le fossoyeur planta sa bêche dans le tas de terre meuble, tira une pipe et une blague à tabac de ses poches, puis bourra l’une avec le contenu de l’autre, tout en poursuivant son récit.

Synonyms

blaquetabatièrebobardboutadefarcegaléjadeplaisanteriewitzsottisegaffecalembredainehâblerie

This word in other languages

pouch(English)chiste(Español)Tabaksbeutel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balgue
  • bblague
  • blageu
  • blaggue
  • blauge
  • blgaue
  • bllague
  • lbague

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blague - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

balgue2bblague1blageu2blaggue1blauge2blgaue2bllague1lbague2
Edit distance from "blague"

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 "blague"?
"blague" is spelled B-L-A-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \blaɡ\.
What does "blague" mean?
As a noun, "blague" means: Petit sachet taillé dans une grosse toile, une vessie, une poche de pélican ou une peau dans lequel les fumeurs mettent le tabac dont ils font usage.
What words are commonly confused with "blague"?
"blague" is commonly confused with "blue", "bleue", "Blake". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blague"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blague" is \blaɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blague" come from?
"blague" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ajoute#1,897acteur#1,896sommet#1,890garçon#1,918

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pointe8 variantsplans8 variantsjésus8 variantsquelles8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list