bouffant
/buˈfɑːnt/adjective, noun
bouffant is spelled B-O-U-F-F-A-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bouffant means “Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bouffant?
| Letters | 8: B-O-U-F-F-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bouffant?
Bouffant appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bouffant?
- UK /ˈbuːfɑ̃/
- US /buˈfɑːnt/
- US /ˈbufɑːnt/
Bouffant has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bouffant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bouffant?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bouffant from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bouffant
- more bouffant comparative
- most bouffant superlative
- bouffants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouffant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was.
noun
- 1
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bouffant come from?
From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).