safran bâtard
\sa.fʁɑ̃ bɑ.taʁ\
The verdict
“safran bâtard” 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) - Synonyme de carthame des teinturiers.
Corpus desk
Index FR-safran-batard · safran bâtard · French
safran bâtard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | safran bâtard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.fʁɑ̃ bɑ.taʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
safran bâtard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.fʁɑ̃ bɑ.taʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de carthame des teinturiers.".
safran bâtard has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is safran bâtard, spelled S-A-F-R-A-N- -B-Â-T-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de carthame des teinturiers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how safran bâtard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Surtout, des colorants déjà cités en 1669, mais jusque-là prohibés en raison de leur faible solidité et/ou de leur provenance étrangère, sont désormais autorisés : des colorants d’origine européenne (fustet, tournesol, safran bâtard ou carthame) et extra-européenne (bois de campêche, rocou) font leur apparition dans le petit teint, et même dans le bon tei…
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