homme de bêtes
^((h muet))\ɔm də bɛt\
The verdict
“homme de bêtes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui s'occupe des animaux d'une ménagerie ou des écuries d'un cirque, les nourrit et même les soigne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homme-de-betes · homme de bêtes · French
homme de bêtes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | homme de bêtes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h muet))\ɔm də bɛt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « homme de bêtes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
homme de bêtes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h muet))\ɔm də bɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui s'occupe des animaux d'une ménagerie ou des écuries d'un cirque, les nourrit et même les soigne.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for homme de bêtes, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is homme de bêtes, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -B-Ê-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Personne qui s'occupe des animaux d'une ménagerie ou des écuries d'un cirque, les nourrit et même les soigne.
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.