buisson

noun

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"buisson" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“buisson” is uncommon English (frequency #95,780 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,780
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.

Corpus desk

Index EN-buisson · buisson · English

buisson · rank #95,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,780
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH buckhorn

Nearest frequency peer: buckhorn (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “buisson”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “buisson” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for buisson
PropertyValue
Headwordbuisson
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “buisson” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).buissonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “buckhorn” (#95,778), “Busse” (#95,783), “BTP” (#95,776). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “buisson” is #95,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buisson is uncommon English at frequency #95,780 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for buisson, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French buisson. The correct English form is buisson, spelled B-U-I-S-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.

Etymology

From French buisson.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buisson"?
"buisson" is spelled B-U-I-S-S-O-N.
What does "buisson" mean?
As a noun, "buisson" means: A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.
What is the origin of the word "buisson"?
From French buisson. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "buisson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cacique#95,789caracal#95,795carinae#95,797carload#95,799

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list