mince de bâton de zan
\mɛ̃s də bɑ.tɔ̃ də zɑ̃\
The verdict
“mince de bâton de zan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interjection marquant la surprise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mince-de-baton-de-zan · mince de bâton de zan · French
mince de bâton de zan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mince de bâton de zan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \mɛ̃s də bɑ.tɔ̃ də zɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mince de bâton de zan » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mince de bâton de zan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mɛ̃s də bɑ.tɔ̃ də zɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interjection marquant la surprise.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mince de bâton de zan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mince de bâton de zan, spelled M-I-N-C-E- -D-E- -B-Â-T-O-N- -D-E- -Z-A-N.
Definition
- 1Interjection marquant la surprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mince de bâton de zan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et puis Willette Collie, qui jouait le Faune, s’est écriée à mon arrivée : « C’est ça la jeune fille rousse ? Mince de bâton de zan ! »
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