porte-besace
\pɔʁt.bə.zas\
The verdict
“porte-besace” 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) - Vagabond.
Corpus desk
Index FR-porte-besace · porte-besace · French
porte-besace · 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-besace |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁt.bə.zas\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « porte-besace » en français
Rare enough to double-check
porte-besace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt.bə.zas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vagabond.".
porte-besace has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is porte-besace, spelled P-O-R-T-E---B-E-S-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Vagabond.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how porte-besace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est comme il plaira à Dieu ! mais vous voyez bien pourtant que ça change et que ça change en mal, puisque le pauvre devient chaque jour plus malheureux, et que la condition de porte-besace, qu’on regardait comme la dernière de toutes, est à présent insupportable avec vos dépôts de mendicité, c’est-à-dire vos prisons pour les malheureux.
L’entraînement est naturel à l’homme ; il le subit d’abord, puis il s’y abandonne sans savoir où il sera mené, et l’habitude devient un besoin qui se tourne en passion. C’est le fait de ces vieux porte-besace haillonneux, décrépits et sordides qui meurent sur des sacs d’or qu’ils ont ramassés sou à sou. On les accuse d’avarice, et l’on à tort : ils étaien…
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.