baudroie

\bo.dʁwa\

/\bo.dʁwa\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson osseux marin, à tête énorme, au corps oblong et presque cylindrique, vivant le long des côtes d’Europe et d’Amérique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-baudroie · baudroie · French

baudroie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 baudroie
PropertyValue
Headwordbaudroie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bo.dʁwa\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « baudroie » en français

baudroien'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

baudroie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bo.dʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poisson osseux marin, à tête énorme, au corps oblong et presque cylindrique, vivant le long des côtes d’Europe et d’Amérique.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for baudroie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is baudroie, spelled B-A-U-D-R-O-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson osseux marin, à tête énorme, au corps oblong et presque cylindrique, vivant le long des côtes d’Europe et d’Amérique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La vive, la baudroie et le poulpe s’allièrent pour devenir les maîtres de la mer et s’emparer de toutes ses richesses à leur gré, au détriment des autres poissons.
  2. Sur les dalles, aux pieds des pêcheurs, s’amoncellent les pourpres aux yeux saillants, les capelans et les baudroies, les rascasses peintes de couleurs vives, les muges qui fréquentent les étangs et l’ange de mer aux ailes éployées.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baudroie"?
"baudroie" is spelled B-A-U-D-R-O-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bo.dʁwa\.
What does "baudroie" mean?
As a noun, "baudroie" means: Poisson osseux marin, à tête énorme, au corps oblong et presque cylindrique, vivant le long des côtes d’Europe et d’Amérique.
How do you pronounce "baudroie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baudroie" is \bo.dʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baudroie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list