à la bourre

\a la buʁ\

/\a la buʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“à la bourre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En retard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-la-bourre · à la bourre · French

à la bourre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for à la bourre
PropertyValue
Headwordà la bourre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a la buʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “à la bourre” se place dans la fréquence du français

à la bourren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à la bourre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a la buʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for à la bourre in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à la bourre, spelled À- -L-A- -B-O-U-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En retard.
  2. 2
    Pressé de faire quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how à la bourre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Paulo et Willy, aux Acacias, ils s’y pointent un peu à la bourre.
  2. S’il a pédalé dans la semoule, c’est pour une raison bien simple : le gouvernement est gravement à la bourre pour boucler son budget.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à la bourre"?
"à la bourre" is spelled À- -L-A- -B-O-U-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a la buʁ\.
What does "à la bourre" mean?
As an adjective, "à la bourre" means: En retard.
How do you pronounce "à la bourre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à la bourre" is \a la buʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à la bourre" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list