beaucoup
\bo.ku\
The verdict
“beaucoup” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #140 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #140
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En grande quantité.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beaucoup |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bo.ku\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beaucoup” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for beaucoup is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bo.ku\. Corpus data places it at rank #140 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beaucoup, with forms such as "baeucoup", "bbeaucoup", and "beacuoup". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bcp", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is beaucoup, spelled B-E-A-U-C-O-U-P.
Definition
- 1En grande quantité.
- 2Considérablement.
- 3Suivi d’un adjectif ou d’un adverbe de comparaison, il exprime une augmentation ou une différence considérable.
- 4Un grand nombre.
- 5Une grande quantité ou une grande intensité.
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Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: baeucoup,bbeaucoup,beacuoup,beauccoup,beaucopu,beaucoupp,beaucuop,beauocup,beuacoup,ebaucoup
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beaucoup - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “beaucoup”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-E-A-U-C-O-U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bo.ku\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bcp” - see the side-by-side comparison. beaucoup vs bcp
- 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.