herbages
\ɛʁ.baʒ\
The verdict
“herbages” is uncommon French (frequency #88,716 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,716
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vieux filets auxquels sont fixés des chevrons et qui sont utilisés pour la pêche au corail.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herbages |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.baʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herbages” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herbages is uncommon French at frequency #88,716 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.baʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for herbages in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is herbages, spelled H-E-R-B-A-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1Vieux filets auxquels sont fixés des chevrons et qui sont utilisés pour la pêche au corail.
- 2Plantes médicinales, tisanes. Souvent précédé d’un z’.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “herbages”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-B-A-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛʁ.baʒ\ (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.