baudruche

\bo.dʁyʃ\

/\bo.dʁyʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“baudruche” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,802 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,802
frequency rank, French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Péritoine du cæcum de bœuf ou de mouton, lavé puis séché à l'étuve, qui sert à recouvrir ou à fabriquer certains objets, elle était aussi utilisée pour activer la cicatrisation des plaies cutanées ...

Key facts for baudruche
PropertyValue
Headwordbaudruche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bo.dʁyʃ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baudruche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). baudruche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for baudruche is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bo.dʁyʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #53,802 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

baudruche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 baudruche, spelled B-A-U-D-R-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Péritoine du cæcum de bœuf ou de mouton, lavé puis séché à l'étuve, qui sert à recouvrir ou à fabriquer certains objets, elle était aussi utilisée pour activer la cicatrisation des plaies cutanées et pour fabriquer des préservatifs.
  2. 2
    Personne qui n’a que les apparences des mérites qu’on lui prête et qui se dégonfle aisément.
  3. 3
    Ballon de baudruche.
  4. 4
    Feuille mince ayant des propriétés similaires à la baudruche.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baudruche"?
"baudruche" is spelled B-A-U-D-R-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bo.dʁyʃ\.
What does "baudruche" mean?
As a noun, "baudruche" means: Péritoine du cæcum de bœuf ou de mouton, lavé puis séché à l'étuve, qui sert à recouvrir ou à fabriquer certains objets, elle était aussi utilisée pour activer la cicatrisation des plaies cutanées ...
How do you pronounce "baudruche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baudruche" is \bo.dʁyʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baudruche" come from?
"baudruche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “baudruche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-U-D-R-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bo.dʁyʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list