bocard
\bɔ.kaʁ\
The verdict
“bocard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Machine au moyen de laquelle on écrase le minerai ou les vieilles pièces de fonte avant de le fondre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bocard · bocard · French
bocard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | bocard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ.kaʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bocard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.kaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine au moyen de laquelle on écrase le minerai ou les vieilles pièces de fonte avant de le fondre.".
bocard has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bocard, spelled B-O-C-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Machine au moyen de laquelle on écrase le minerai ou les vieilles pièces de fonte avant de le fondre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bocard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les bocarts sont fréquemment employés dans le voisinage des mines métalliques pour réduire en poudre les minerais qui contiennent des parties non métalliques ou gangues, ce qui permet ensuite de les débarrasser facilement de ces gangues.
Le bocard est pourvu d’un papillon qui permet d’étrangler l’arrivée de vapeur sous le piston sans réduire la quantité admise au-dessus.
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.