port d’attache
\pɔʁ d‿a.taʃ\
The verdict
“port d’attache” 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) - Port dans lequel un bateau est immatriculé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-port-d-attache · port d’attache · French
port d’attache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | port d’attache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁ d‿a.taʃ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « port d’attache » en français
Rare enough to double-check
port d’attache is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁ d‿a.taʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
port d’attache has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is port d’attache, spelled P-O-R-T- -D-’-A-T-T-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Port dans lequel un bateau est immatriculé.
- 2Tout ce vers quoi ou vers qui on tend à revenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how port d’attache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bateau est arrivé samedi 27 octobre à Lorient, son port d’attache, avec à son bord un état des lieux très poussé des récifs coralliens du Pacifique.
S’il n’était pas là c’est que son métier l’appelait ailleurs, comme les marins, les voyageurs de commerce, les explorateurs ; mais son port d’attache c’était nous.
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.