blanchissage

\blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\

/\blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“blanchissage” is uncommon French (frequency #50,677 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,677
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de blanchir ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blanchissage · blanchissage · French

blanchissage · rank #50,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,677
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH blame

Nearest frequency peer: blame (-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 « blanchissage »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blanchissage
PropertyValue
Headwordblanchissage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blanchissage » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).blanchissagetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « blame » (#50,676), « Bocuse » (#50,678), « biotope » (#50,675). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blanchissage » est au #50,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blanchissage is uncommon French at frequency #50,677 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

blanchissage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is blanchissage, spelled B-L-A-N-C-H-I-S-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de blanchir ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Nettoyage du linge.
  3. 3
    Opération par laquelle on convertit le sucre brut en cassonade ou en sucre blanc.
  4. 4
    Jeu blanc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La révision est une mesure supplémentaire dans la lutte contre le crime organisé et le blanchissage d’argent.
  2. Mettre, envoyer du linge au blanchissage.

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 "blanchissage"?
"blanchissage" is spelled B-L-A-N-C-H-I-S-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\.
What does "blanchissage" mean?
As a noun, "blanchissage" means: Action de blanchir ou résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "blanchissage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blanchissage" is \blɑ̃.ʃi.saʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baraquements#50,664analgésiques#50,634additionnant#50,619contemporary#50,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list