bombasin
\bɔ̃.ba.zɛ̃\
The verdict
“bombasin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Sorte d’étoffe de soie et de coton, fabriquée à l’origine à Milan. Variété de futaine à deux envers.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bombasin · bombasin · French
bombasin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bombasin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.ba.zɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bombasin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bombasin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃.ba.zɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte d’étoffe de soie et de coton, fabriquée à l’origine à Milan. Variété de futaine à deux envers.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bombasin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 bombasin, spelled B-O-M-B-A-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sorte d’étoffe de soie et de coton, fabriquée à l’origine à Milan. Variété de futaine à deux envers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bombasin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un autre s’approche en suroît et manteau de bombasin.
Il nous montre la fabrication du bombasin.
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.