salle de bain

\sal də bɛ̃\

/\sal də bɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“salle de bain” 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 salle de bains.

Corpus desk

Index FR-salle-de-bain · salle de bain · French

salle de bain · 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 "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.

Key facts for salle de bain
PropertyValue
Headwordsalle de bain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sal də bɛ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « salle de bain » en français

salle de bainn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

salle de bain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sal də bɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de salle de bains.".

salle de bain has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 salle de bain, spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -B-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de salle de bains.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how salle de bain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La vue du lit en désordre, du pyjama abandonné sur une chaise, d’une robe de chambre suspendue dans la salle de bain, l’émut pourtant.

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 "salle de bain"?
"salle de bain" is spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -B-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sal də bɛ̃\.
What does "salle de bain" mean?
As a noun, "salle de bain" means: Variante orthographique de salle de bains.
How do you pronounce "salle de bain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salle de bain" is \sal də bɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salle de bain" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list