autobus scolaire
\o.to.bys skɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“autobus scolaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Véhicule de transport en commun, fondamentalement conçu pour transporter des écoliers et étudiants entre leur lieu de résidence et un lieu d’enseignement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autobus scolaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.to.bys skɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “autobus scolaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
autobus scolaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.to.bys skɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Véhicule de transport en commun, fondamentalement conçu pour transporter des écoliers et étudiants entre leur lieu de résidence et un lieu d’enseignement.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for autobus scolaire, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is autobus scolaire, spelled A-U-T-O-B-U-S- -S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Véhicule de transport en commun, fondamentalement conçu pour transporter des écoliers et étudiants entre leur lieu de résidence et un lieu d’enseignement.
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.
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Using “autobus scolaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-T-O-B-U-S- -S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o.to.bys skɔ.lɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.