piano bastringue
\pja.no bas.tʁɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“piano bastringue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piano dont la sonorité originelle — soit à cause de l’usure de l’instrument, soit intentionnellement — s’est trouvée modifiée de telle sorte qu’elle procure une sensation auditive notablement disti...
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Index FR-piano-bastringue · piano bastringue · French
piano bastringue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | piano bastringue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pja.no bas.tʁɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « piano bastringue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
piano bastringue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pja.no bas.tʁɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Piano dont la sonorité originelle — soit à cause de l’usure de l’instrument, soit intentionnellement — s’est trouvée modifiée de telle sorte qu’elle procure une sensation auditive notablement disti...".
piano bastringue has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is piano bastringue, spelled P-I-A-N-O- -B-A-S-T-R-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Piano dont la sonorité originelle — soit à cause de l’usure de l’instrument, soit intentionnellement — s’est trouvée modifiée de telle sorte qu’elle procure une sensation auditive notablement distincte de celle que donne un piano conventionnel bien accordé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how piano bastringue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le piano bastringue dispose également d’un cylindre sur lequel sont notés plusieurs morceaux. Cet instrument, ancêtre du juke box fonctionnait à l’aide d'un jeton qui actionnait la mécanique.
Synonyms
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.