bouillon
/ˈbʊlˌjɑn/noun
bouillon is spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bouillon means “A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bouillon is bouillons.
How many letters and syllables are in bouillon?
| Letters | 8: B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bouillon?
Bouillon appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 bouillon?
- UK /ˈbuː.jɒn/
- UK /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/
- US /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/
Bouillon has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bouillon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bouillon
- bouillons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouillon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
- 2
A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
- 3
An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bouillon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a clear seasoned broth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bouillon |
| German | Bouillon |
| Portuguese | caldo |
| Spanish | caldo, caldo concentrado, caldo en pasta, pasta de caldo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bouillon come from?
First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).