barbe-de-bouc
\baʁb.də.buk\
The verdict
“barbe-de-bouc” 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) - Synonyme de salsifis des prés, Tragopogon pratensis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barbe-de-bouc · barbe-de-bouc · French
barbe-de-bouc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | barbe-de-bouc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baʁb.də.buk\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
barbe-de-bouc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁb.də.buk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
barbe-de-bouc doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is barbe-de-bouc, spelled B-A-R-B-E---D-E---B-O-U-C.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de salsifis des prés, Tragopogon pratensis.
- 2Synonyme de salsifis austral, Tragopogon porrifolius.
- 3Synonyme de aronce sauvage, Aruncus dioicus.
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.