orgue de Barbarie
\ɔʁɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\
The verdict
“orgue 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) - Appareil mécanique qui produit de la musique à partir de cartes perforées, dans des tuyaux d’orgue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orgue-de-barbarie · orgue de Barbarie · French
orgue 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 "O" 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 | orgue de Barbarie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « orgue de Barbarie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
orgue de Barbarie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁɡ də baʁ.ba.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil mécanique qui produit de la musique à partir de cartes perforées, dans des tuyaux d’orgue.".
Zero misspellings are on record for orgue de Barbarie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is orgue de Barbarie, spelled O-R-G-U-E- -D-E- -B-A-R-B-A-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Appareil mécanique qui produit de la musique à partir de cartes perforées, dans des tuyaux d’orgue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orgue de Barbarie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il signala à leur attention un orgue de Barbarie, dont il se mit, en leur honneur, à tourner la manivelle. Les sons étaient assez agréables, mais le mécanisme paraissait endommagé.
Ces vieux sages consommés ne s’émouvaient de rien. Le monde était pour eux un orgue de Barbarie qui se répète.
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.