bigre
\biɡʁ\
The verdict
“bigre” is an uncommon French word, ranked #78,184 in French word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #78,184
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atténuation de bougre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bigre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \biɡʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #78,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bigre” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bigre is 5 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \biɡʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #78,184 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Atténuation de bougre.".
bigre has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bigre, spelled B-I-G-R-E.
Definition
- 1Atténuation de bougre.
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.
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Using “bigre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-I-G-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \biɡʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.