terrain à bâtir
\te.ʁɛ̃ a bɑ.tiʁ\
The verdict
“terrain à bâtir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terrain où il est légalement possible de bâtir une nouvelle construction.
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Index FR-terrain-a-batir · terrain à bâtir · French
terrain à bâtir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | terrain à bâtir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \te.ʁɛ̃ a bɑ.tiʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « terrain à bâtir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
terrain à bâtir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.ʁɛ̃ a bɑ.tiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terrain où il est légalement possible de bâtir une nouvelle construction.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for terrain à bâtir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is terrain à bâtir, spelled T-E-R-R-A-I-N- -À- -B-Â-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Terrain où il est légalement possible de bâtir une nouvelle construction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how terrain à bâtir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Derrière la maison sied un terrain de cinquante ares qui borde un chemin sur une longueur de soixante mètres. Il est tout à fait possible de le diviser en parts égales et de proposer ainsi à la vente trois terrains à bâtir.
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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.