serviette de bain

\sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\

/\sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“serviette 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
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type de serviette-éponge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-serviette-de-bain · serviette de bain · French

serviette de bain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 serviette de bain
PropertyValue
Headwordserviette de bain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

serviette 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

serviette de bain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de serviette-éponge.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for serviette de bain in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is serviette de bain, spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E- -D-E- -B-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de serviette-éponge.

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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 "serviette de bain"?
"serviette de bain" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E- -D-E- -B-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\.
What does "serviette de bain" mean?
As a noun, "serviette de bain" means: Type de serviette-éponge.
How do you pronounce "serviette de bain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serviette de bain" is \sɛʁ.vjɛt də bɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serviette de bain" come from?
"serviette de bain" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list