porte-bagage
\pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\
The verdict
“porte-bagage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif permettant de placer des bagages, des paquets, sur un véhicule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-porte-bagage · porte-bagage · French
porte-bagage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | porte-bagage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « porte-bagage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
porte-bagage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for porte-bagage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is porte-bagage, spelled P-O-R-T-E---B-A-G-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Dispositif permettant de placer des bagages, des paquets, sur un véhicule.
- 2Dispositif permettant de placer des bagages, des paquets, sur un véhicule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how porte-bagage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un peu plus tard, Ndahindurwa monte sur le porte-bagage d’une voiture, devant le Cercle Dryvers de Nyanza, pour saluer la foule.
L’ensemble fut placé dans une valise que je fixai sur le porte-bagage de ma bicyclette.
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.