bafouillement
\ba.fuj.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“bafouillement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de bafouiller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bafouillement · bafouillement · French
bafouillement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bafouillement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.fuj.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bafouillement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.fuj.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de bafouiller.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bafouillement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bafouillement, spelled B-A-F-O-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Fait de bafouiller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bafouillement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des mots d’excuse tombèrent des lèvres de Fabien dans une sorte de bafouillement qui lui fit honte; il s’aperçut qu'il avait peur.
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.