barboteuse

\baʁ.bɔ.tøz\

/\baʁ.bɔ.tøz\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui barbote, au sens propre et au sens figuré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barboteuse · barboteuse · French

barboteuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for barboteuse
PropertyValue
Headwordbarboteuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.bɔ.tøz\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barboteuse” sits in French frequency

barboteuse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

barboteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.bɔ.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barboteuse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is barboteuse, spelled B-A-R-B-O-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui barbote, au sens propre et au sens figuré.
  2. 2
    Femme de mauvaise vie, prostituée.
  3. 3
    Vêtement pour enfant en bas âge, généralement constitué d’une culotte ample et bouffante et d’un plastron, tenu par des bretelles, et souvent doté d’un boutonnage à l’entrejambe pour rendre plus aisé le changement des couches.
  4. 4
    Pataugeoire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle regarda autour d’elle pour voir d’où venait la voix et aperçut une grenouille qui tendait hors de l’eau sa tête grosse et affreuse. — Ah ! c’est toi, vieille barboteuse ! dit-elle ; je pleure ma balle d’or qui est tombée dans la fontaine.
  2. Cagliostro charlatan, la Mothe sa femme et une nommée Oliva barboteuse des rues sont décrétés avec lui ; il faudra qu’il leur soit confronté et réponde à leurs reproches.

Synonyms

grenouillère

This word in other languages

wader(English)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barboteuse"?
"barboteuse" is spelled B-A-R-B-O-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.bɔ.tøz\.
What does "barboteuse" mean?
As a noun, "barboteuse" means: Celle qui barbote, au sens propre et au sens figuré.
How do you pronounce "barboteuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barboteuse" is \baʁ.bɔ.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list