beaucoup

\bo.ku\

/\bo.ku\/ adv

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The verdict

“beaucoup” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#140
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En grande quantité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-beaucoup · beaucoup · French

beaucoup · rank #140 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #140
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH mes

Nearest frequency peer: mes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « beaucoup »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « beaucoup » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beaucoup vs bcp
38% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for beaucoup
PropertyValue
Headwordbeaucoup
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\bo.ku\
Letters8
Frequency rank#140
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « beaucoup »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).beaucoupse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mes » (#139), « jour » (#141), « français » (#138). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « beaucoup » est au #140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around beaucoup (IPA \bo.ku\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #140 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    En grande quantité.
  2. 2
    Considérablement.
  3. 3
    Suivi d’un adjectif ou d’un adverbe de comparaison, il exprime une augmentation ou une différence considérable.
  4. 4
    Un grand nombre.
  5. 5
    Une grande quantité ou une grande intensité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puisqu’il fallait qu’elle suât, elle devait boire beaucoup.
  2. Je ne me restreins pas ou pas souvent, et j’ai bien conscience d’être gros parce que je mange beaucoup.

Synonyms

brâmenténormémenten salemoultbeaufairebellementénormémentjolimentmaintmassemoultpleinénormémentmaintmassemoultplein

Antonyms

peu

This word in other languages

a lot(English)mucho(Español)viel(Deutsch)muito(Português)

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.

baeucoup2bbeaucoup1beacuoup2beauccoup1beaucopu2beaucoupp1beaucuop2beauocup2
Edit distance from "beaucoup"

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 "beaucoup"?
"beaucoup" is spelled B-E-A-U-C-O-U-P. The IPA pronunciation is \bo.ku\.
What does "beaucoup" mean?
As an adverb, "beaucoup" means: En grande quantité.
What words are commonly confused with "beaucoup"?
"beaucoup" is commonly confused with "bcp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beaucoup"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beaucoup" is \bo.ku\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beaucoup" come from?
"beaucoup" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beaucoup", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

français#138quelques#142vraiment#133personne#149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

premier10 variantspourquoi10 variantstravail10 variantsétaient10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list