blavard

\bla.vaʁ\

/\bla.vaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“blavard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-blavard · blavard · French

blavard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 blavard
PropertyValue
Headwordblavard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bla.vaʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « blavard » en français

blavardn'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

blavard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bla.vaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for blavard in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is blavard, spelled B-L-A-V-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grand mouchoir.
  2. 2
    Châle.
  3. 3
    Mouchoir.

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 "blavard"?
"blavard" is spelled B-L-A-V-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \bla.vaʁ\.
What does "blavard" mean?
As a noun, "blavard" means: Grand mouchoir.
How do you pronounce "blavard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blavard" is \bla.vaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blavard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list