bagouse

\ba.ɡuz\

/\ba.ɡuz\/ noun

The verdict

“bagouse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de bagouze.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bagouse · bagouse · French

bagouse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for bagouse
PropertyValue
Headwordbagouse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ɡuz\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bagouse » en français

bagousen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bagouse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ɡuz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bagouse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bagouse, spelled B-A-G-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de bagouze.
  2. 2
    Anus.
  3. 3
    Anus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bagouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] et sans se passer le mot, mais parce qu’ils le sentaient dans les parages, prièrent Dieu de leur épargner son châtiment. Les mains jointes, le Commandeur en profitait pour sucer sa grosse bagouse à rubis.
  2. Lui, ça l’étonnait pas tant qu’un général de haut grade se fasse tarauder la bagouse par les bougnoules. En Afrique du Nord il en avait vu bien d’autres !

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bagouse"?
"bagouse" is spelled B-A-G-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ɡuz\.
What does "bagouse" mean?
As a noun, "bagouse" means: Variante orthographique de bagouze.
How do you pronounce "bagouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bagouse" is \ba.ɡuz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bagouse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list