beaufs

/\bof\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,567

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

beaufs is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pluriel de beauf. Pronounced \bof\. Often confused with beaux and beauté.

Key facts for beaufs
PropertyValue
Headwordbeaufs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bof\
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,567
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beaufs in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for beaufs is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bof\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,567 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de beauf.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for beaufs, with forms such as "baeufs", "bbeaufs", and "beafus". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "beaux", "beauté", "Beaune", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is beaufs, spelled B-E-A-U-F-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de beauf.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: baeufs,bbeaufs,beafus,beauffs,beaufss,beausf,beuafs,ebaufs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beaufs

Misspelling Variants of "beaufs"

baeufs6bbeaufs7beafus6beauffs7beaufss7beausf6beuafs6ebaufs6
Misspelling Variants of "beaufs"

Frequency rank: #33,567 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beaufs"?
"beaufs" is spelled B-E-A-U-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bof\.
What does "beaufs" mean?
As a noun, "beaufs" means: Pluriel de beauf.
What words are commonly confused with "beaufs"?
"beaufs" is commonly confused with "beaux", "beauté", "Beaune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beaufs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beaufs" is \bof\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beaufs" come from?
"beaufs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.