baudroie
\bo.dʁwa\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baudroie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bo.dʁwa\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « baudroie » en français
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
- 1Poisson osseux marin, à tête énorme, au corps oblong et presque cylindrique, vivant le long des côtes d’Europe et d’Amérique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baudroie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.
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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.