# bourgeois

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/ · frequency rank #17,089

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
2. Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
3. Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from Old French burgeis (“town dweller”), from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold; city”) (whence borough). Doublet of burgess; compare also burgish.

## Easily confused with
- **bourgeoisie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bourgeois-vs-bourgeoisie)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbourgeois`, `borugeois`, `bougreois`, `bouregois`, `bourgeios`, `bourgeoiss`, `bourgeosi`, `bourggeois`, `bourgoeis`, `bourrgeois`, `buorgeois`, `oburgeois`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bourgeois