cracher au bassinet

\kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\

/\kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Payer à regret.

Key facts for cracher au bassinet
PropertyValue
Headwordcracher au bassinet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cracher au bassinet” sits in French frequency

cracher au bassinet 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

cracher au bassinet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Payer à regret.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cracher au bassinet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cracher au bassinet, spelled C-R-A-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-A-S-S-I-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Payer à regret.

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 "cracher au bassinet"?
"cracher au bassinet" is spelled C-R-A-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-A-S-S-I-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\.
What does "cracher au bassinet" mean?
As a verb, "cracher au bassinet" means: Payer à regret.
How do you pronounce "cracher au bassinet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cracher au bassinet" is \kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cracher au bassinet" come from?
"cracher au bassinet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cracher au bassinet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-A-S-S-I-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁa.ʃe o ba.si.nɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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