bombe A
\bɔ̃.b‿a\
The verdict
“bombe A” 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) - Bombe atomique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bombe-a · bombe A · French
bombe A · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | bombe A |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.b‿a\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bombe A » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bombe A is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃.b‿a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bombe atomique.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bombe A, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bombe A, spelled B-O-M-B-E- -A.
Definition
- 1Bombe atomique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bombe A appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La course au nucléaire […]. L'Union soviétique arrive deuxième dans la course en mettant la main sur les connaissances nécessaires à sa fabrication : elle teste sa bombe A dès l'été 1949. Suivent le Royaume-Uni en 1952, la France en 1960, puis la Chine en 1964.
L’expression « bombe A » est incorrecte pour un physicien, la force explosive provenant de réactions nucléaires et non atomiques (c’est-à-dire chimiques).
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.