barouf
\ba.ʁuf\
The verdict
“barouf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de baroufle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barouf · barouf · French
barouf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | barouf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.ʁuf\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « barouf » en français
Rare enough to double-check
barouf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁuf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de baroufle.".
barouf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is barouf, spelled B-A-R-O-U-F.
Definition
- 1Variante de baroufle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how barouf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quel orage, ma fille ?… Celui du dehors ou ce sacré barouf que vous avez fait ici ?
Et donc ? Grand scandale ? Énorme barouf médiatique, dénonçant ces marques célèbres qui s’assoient sans vergogne sur la réglementation en touillant leurs cosmétiques avec des cochonneries dangereuses pour la santé ? Pas du tout !
This word in other languages
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.