beurre

\bœʁ\

/\bœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“beurre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,898
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corps gras, que l’on extrait, en la battant, de la crème de lait de vache.

Corpus desk

Index FR-beurre · beurre · French

beurre · rank #3,898 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,898
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH best

Nearest frequency peer: best (-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 « beurre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « beurre » 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).

beurre vs bure
67% similar
beurre vs burke
67% similar
beurre vs bourse
67% similar

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

Key facts for beurre
PropertyValue
Headwordbeurre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,898
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « beurre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).beurrese 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 « best » (#3,897), « biais » (#3,899), « baisser » (#3,896). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « beurre » est au #3,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around beurre (IPA \bœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,898 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for beurre, with forms such as "bbeurre", "berure", and "beure". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bure", "burke", "bourse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is beurre, spelled B-E-U-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corps gras, que l’on extrait, en la battant, de la crème de lait de vache.
  2. 2
    Corps gras extrait de certaines graines oléagineuses.
  3. 3
    Couleur de beurre, d’un jaune clair et soutenu. #F0E36B
  4. 4
    Argent.
  5. 5
    Désignait généralement des chlorures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Passez au beurre et laissez cuire dans son jus, et à très-petit feu, la rouelle lardée de gros lard; servez-la ensuite dedans, après l'avoir dégraissée.
  2. Qu’il soit de ferme ou de laiterie, salé ou doux, allégé, concentré ou frigotartinable, le beurre fait partie intégrante de l’alimentation et est utilisé quotidiennement pour étaler sur le pain ou cuire les aliments.

This word in other languages

butter(English)mantequilla(Español)Butter(Deutsch)manteiga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeurre
  • berure
  • beure
  • beurer
  • buerre
  • eburre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beurre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeurre1berure2beure1beurer2buerre2eburre2
Edit distance from "beurre"

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 "beurre"?
"beurre" is spelled B-E-U-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bœʁ\.
What does "beurre" mean?
As a noun, "beurre" means: Corps gras, que l’on extrait, en la battant, de la crème de lait de vache.
What words are commonly confused with "beurre"?
"beurre" is commonly confused with "bure", "burke", "bourse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beurre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beurre" is \bœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beurre" come from?
"beurre" 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 "beurre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boucle#3,901évoque#3,888devais#3,910tester#3,880

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

biais6 variantsbest6 variantsguère6 variantsmarié6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list