porte-bagages

\pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\

/\pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“porte-bagages” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de porte-bagage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-porte-bagages · porte-bagages · French

porte-bagages · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for porte-bagages
PropertyValue
Headwordporte-bagages
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « porte-bagages » en français

porte-bagagesreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

porte-bagages is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de porte-bagage.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for porte-bagages, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is porte-bagages, spelled P-O-R-T-E---B-A-G-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de porte-bagage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how porte-bagages appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle roulait à vive allure avec un paquet marron, ficelé sur son porte-bagages. (revue J’aime lire, nᵒ 363, avril 2007).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "porte-bagages"?
"porte-bagages" is spelled P-O-R-T-E---B-A-G-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\.
What does "porte-bagages" mean?
As a noun, "porte-bagages" means: Variante orthographique de porte-bagage.
How do you pronounce "porte-bagages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte-bagages" is \pɔʁt.ba.ɡaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte-bagages" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list