barbouilleuse

\baʁ.bu.jøz\

/\baʁ.bu.jøz\/ noun

The verdict

“barbouilleuse” 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) - Femme qui barbouille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barbouilleuse · barbouilleuse · French

barbouilleuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 barbouilleuse
PropertyValue
Headwordbarbouilleuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.bu.jøz\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barbouilleuse » en français

barbouilleusereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

barbouilleuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.bu.jøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme qui barbouille.".

Zero misspellings are on record for barbouilleuse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is barbouilleuse, spelled B-A-R-B-O-U-I-L-L-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme qui barbouille.

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 "barbouilleuse"?
"barbouilleuse" is spelled B-A-R-B-O-U-I-L-L-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.bu.jøz\.
What does "barbouilleuse" mean?
As a noun, "barbouilleuse" means: Femme qui barbouille.
How do you pronounce "barbouilleuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barbouilleuse" is \baʁ.bu.jøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barbouilleuse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list