bêcheur
\bɛ.ʃœʁ\
The verdict
“bêcheur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui bêche, qui retourne la terre d’un jardin à l’aide d’une bêche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-becheur · bêcheur · French
bêcheur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | bêcheur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ.ʃœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bêcheur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bêcheur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ.ʃœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bêcheur has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bêcheur, spelled B-Ê-C-H-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui bêche, qui retourne la terre d’un jardin à l’aide d’une bêche.
- 2Celui qui bêche, qui dit du mal des autres.
- 3Celui qui est prétentieux et snob.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bêcheur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bêcheur suivi du planteur met en place environ 700 plants par jour.
La petite blonde bêcheuse doit adorer toute cette nature qui sue partout son jus ! C’est en plein son genre, cette hostie-là.
Synonyms
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.