ubac

\y.bak\

/\y.bak\/ noun

The verdict

“ubac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versant d’une montagne qui est le moins exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus froid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ubac · ubac · French

ubac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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 ubac
PropertyValue
Headwordubac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.bak\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ubac » en français

ubacsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ubac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.bak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versant d’une montagne qui est le moins exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus froid.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ubac in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ubac, spelled U-B-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versant d’une montagne qui est le moins exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus froid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Hêtre réfugié aux ubacs n’a pu se maintenir que dans les parties à sol profond, formant, çà et là, quelques « bouquets ».
  2. Mes vergers sont à l’ubac, c’est-à-dire au nord et les olives sont petites. Or, précisément et par merveille, dans ces ubacs, j’avais eu des arbres particulièrement bien disposés qui m’avaient donné la veille deux boisseaux de grosses olives.

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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 "ubac"?
"ubac" is spelled U-B-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \y.bak\.
What does "ubac" mean?
As a noun, "ubac" means: Versant d’une montagne qui est le moins exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus froid.
How do you pronounce "ubac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ubac" is \y.bak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ubac" come from?
"ubac" 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