figue de Barbarie

\fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\

/\fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“figue de Barbarie” 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 September 3, 2026) - Baie du figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica), couleur et forme varient selon les variétés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-figue-de-barbarie · figue de Barbarie · French

figue de Barbarie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 figue de Barbarie
PropertyValue
Headwordfigue de Barbarie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « figue de Barbarie » en français

figue de Barbariereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

figue de Barbarie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baie du figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica), couleur et forme varient selon les variétés.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for figue de Barbarie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 figue de Barbarie, spelled F-I-G-U-E- -D-E- -B-A-R-B-A-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baie du figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica), couleur et forme varient selon les variétés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how figue de Barbarie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cueillette des figues de Barbarie est un exercice périlleux, les ardillons pénètrent dans la peau et n'en ressortent que difficilement.
  2. La charge d’âne pesant en moyenne 58 kilos, les 450 charges représentent donc un poids total de 26.100 kilos de figues de Barbarie pour 1 hectare 37 ares, ce qui fait 19.024 kilos par hectare.

Synonyms

figue d’Inde

This word in other languages

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 "figue de Barbarie"?
"figue de Barbarie" is spelled F-I-G-U-E- -D-E- -B-A-R-B-A-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\.
What does "figue de Barbarie" mean?
As a noun, "figue de Barbarie" means: Baie du figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica), couleur et forme varient selon les variétés.
How do you pronounce "figue de Barbarie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figue de Barbarie" is \fiɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figue de Barbarie" come from?
"figue de Barbarie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list