avoir la bulle
\a.vwaʁ la byl\
The verdict
“avoir la bulle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être enceinte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avoir-la-bulle · avoir la bulle · French
avoir la bulle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | avoir la bulle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vwaʁ la byl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avoir la bulle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avoir la bulle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ la byl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Être enceinte.".
avoir la bulle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is avoir la bulle, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-A- -B-U-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Être enceinte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how avoir la bulle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne dit même pas : « Maman est enceinte ». On se penche, on pointe le menton, et l’on jette d’un ton péremptoire et résigné, applicable aux faits périodiques, inévitables et ennuyeux : — Maman !… Elle a sa bulle.
Synonyms
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.