besogner
\bə.zɔ.ɲe\
The verdict
“besogner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire sa besogne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-besogner · besogner · French
besogner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | besogner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bə.zɔ.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
besogner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bə.zɔ.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
besogner has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is besogner, spelled B-E-S-O-G-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire sa besogne.
- 2Travailler.
- 3ou Avoir un rapport sexuel ; faire l’amour à quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besogner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Même, de son côté, besognait à ravir les anges. Marchenoir se souvint de l’avoir entrevu, dans cette nuit d’épouvante, écrasant la tête d’un homme sur la table, à grands coups de meule.
Le lendemain, c’est la roupillade prolongée, la courbature au réveil, l’impossibilité de besogner utilement.
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.