BO
French, noun
BO is spelled B-O (2 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written French, the 8,354th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). BO is a French feminine noun meaning “initialism of bande originale; OST” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, bô is a different word: “alternative spelling of beau”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Musique qui accompagne un film, bande originale”.
What does BO mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialism of bande originale; OST
adjective
- 1
alternative spelling of beau
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Musique qui accompagne un film, bande originale.
noun: 1. Bulletin officiel, publication de l’État français.
noun: 1. Arme d’origine japonaise constituée d’un bâton en bois ou en bambou parfois recouvert de métal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of BO
- B.O.
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to BO
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is BO in French?
BO appears 7.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).