bavoux
The verdict
“bavoux” 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) - Nom donné au buccin (coquillage) à Barfleur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bavoux · bavoux · French
bavoux · 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 | bavoux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bavoux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bavoux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné au buccin (coquillage) à Barfleur.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bavoux in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bavoux, spelled B-A-V-O-U-X.
Definition
- 1Nom donné au buccin (coquillage) à Barfleur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bavoux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On l’appelle bulot ou buccin, mais certains le surnomment aussi « torion », « calicoco » ou encore « bavoux ».
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.