bœufs
\bø\
The verdict
“bœufs” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,188
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de bœuf.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bœufs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bø\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #22,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bœufs” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around bœufs (IPA \bø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,188 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bœuf.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bœufs, with forms such as "bbœufs", "buœfs", and "bœfus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bus", "buts", "bugs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bœufs, spelled B-Œ-U-F-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de bœuf.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbœufs
- buœfs
- bœfus
- bœuffs
- bœufss
- bœusf
- œbufs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bœufs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bœufs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-Œ-U-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bus” - see the side-by-side comparison. bœufs vs bus
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.