aubifoin
\o.bi.fwɛ̃\
The verdict
“aubifoin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Centaurée bleuet, appelée aussi bleuet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aubifoin · aubifoin · French
aubifoin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aubifoin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.bi.fwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aubifoin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.bi.fwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Centaurée bleuet, appelée aussi bleuet.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aubifoin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aubifoin, spelled A-U-B-I-F-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Centaurée bleuet, appelée aussi bleuet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aubifoin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dès la source de l’Eure, en passant par le glacis découvert à l’ouest du Loir, la fête fait place à l’assemblée, la pomme de terre à la truffe, l’aubifoin au bleuet (ou casse-lunette).
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.