champ de bataille

\ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\

/\ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu d’un combat militaire.

Key facts for champ de bataille
PropertyValue
Headwordchamp de bataille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “champ de bataille” sits in French frequency

champ de bataille falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

champ de bataille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for champ de bataille in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is champ de bataille, spelled C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -B-A-T-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu d’un combat militaire.
  2. 2
    Lieu d’un débat, d’une dispute, d’un conflit.
  3. 3
    Lieu d’une entreprise.

Synonyms

champ d’honneur

This word in other languages

battlefield(English)campo de batalla(Español)Schlachtfeld(Deutsch)

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 "champ de bataille"?
"champ de bataille" is spelled C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -B-A-T-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\.
What does "champ de bataille" mean?
As a noun, "champ de bataille" means: Lieu d’un combat militaire.
How do you pronounce "champ de bataille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champ de bataille" is \ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champ de bataille" come from?
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Using “champ de bataille”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-M-P- -D-E- -B-A-T-A-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɑ̃ də ba.taj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list