boulevard
/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/
"boulevard" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boulevard” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #11,174 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,174
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boulevard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boulevard” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for boulevard is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,174 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for boulevard, with forms such as "bboulevard", "boluevard", and "bouelvard". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at… The correct English form is boulevard, spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- 2The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
- 3A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
- 4The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.
Etymology
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboulevard,boluevard,bouelvard,bouleavrd,boulevadr,boulevardd,boulevarrd,boulevrad,boulevvard,boullevard,boulveard,buolevard,obulevard
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boulevard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “boulevard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.