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boo/bou/boue/boues/bouh/bout/bouts

"boo" is an intj; "bou" is a noun - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #10 of 9,139 French groups.

Data vintage 2026-05-06

Grammar picks the spelling

Same sound, different grammar: "boo" arrives as an intj, while "bou" is a noun. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

Single-letter fork: "boo" keeps o, "bou" writes u at letter 3.
Shared stem "bo" then splits - "boo" (3 letters) vs "boue" (4).
Shared stem "bo" then splits - "boo" (3 letters) vs "boues" (5).
Shared stem "bo" then splits - "boo" (3 letters) vs "bouh" (4).
Shared stem "bo" then splits - "boo" (3 letters) vs "bout" (4).
Shared stem "bo" then splits - "boo" (3 letters) vs "bouts" (5).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bou" (3 letters) vs "boue" (4).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bou" (3 letters) vs "boues" (5).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bou" (3 letters) vs "bouh" (4).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bou" (3 letters) vs "bout" (4).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bou" (3 letters) vs "bouts" (5).
Shared stem "boue" then splits - "boue" (4 letters) vs "boues" (5).
Single-letter fork: "boue" keeps e, "bouh" writes h at letter 4.
Single-letter fork: "boue" keeps e, "bout" writes t at letter 4.
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "boue" (4 letters) vs "bouts" (5).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "boues" (5 letters) vs "bouh" (4).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "boues" (5 letters) vs "bout" (4).
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "boues" (5 letters) vs "bouts" (5).
Single-letter fork: "bouh" keeps h, "bout" writes t at letter 4.
Shared stem "bou" then splits - "bouh" (4 letters) vs "bouts" (5).
Shared stem "bout" then splits - "bout" (4 letters) vs "bouts" (5).

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across boo, bou, boue, boues, bouh, bout, bouts: bo. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

boo
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory bo · no private letters vs siblings
bou
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory bou · private u
boue
4 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVV
Inventory beou · private eu
boues
5 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVVC
Inventory beosu · private esu
bouh
4 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVVC
Inventory bhou · private hu
bout
4 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVVC
Inventory botu · private tu
bouts
5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVVCC
Inventory bostu · private stu

Pick the spelling from the meaning

Write "boo" when you mean: Bouh.
Write "bou" when you mean: Sorte de thé.
Write "boue" when you mean: Fange des rues et des chemins, formée d'un mélange plus ou moins consistant de terre, sable, matière organique et d'eau.
Write "boues" when you mean: Pluriel de boue.
Write "bouh" when you mean: Raillerie, ou huée de désapprobation, pour conspuer quelqu'un. → voir ouh et hou
Write "bout" when you mean: Partie extrême d’une chose.
Write "bouts" when you mean: Pluriel de bout.

Known mistypes of these spellings

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

boue ← bboue · boeu · buoe · obue
boues ← bboues · boeus · bouess · buoes · obues
bouh ← bbouh · bohu · bouhh · buoh · obuh
bout ← bbout · botu · boutt · buot · obut
bouts ← bbouts · botus · boust · boutss · boutts · buots

Each spelling

boo

intj · /\ˈbu\/ · #25,911 frequency

Bouh.

bou

noun · /\bu\/ · #17,635 frequency

Sorte de thé.

boue

noun · /\bu\/ · #7,935 frequency

Fange des rues et des chemins, formée d'un mélange plus ou moins consistant de terre, sable, matière organique et d'eau.

boues

noun · /\bu\/ · #23,785 frequency

Pluriel de boue.

bouh

intj · /\bu\/ · #37,206 frequency

Raillerie, ou huée de désapprobation, pour conspuer quelqu'un. → voir ouh et hou

bout

noun · /\bu\/ · #609 frequency

Partie extrême d’une chose.

bouts

noun · /\bu\/ · #8,966 frequency

Pluriel de bout.