bocard

\bɔ.kaʁ\

/\bɔ.kaʁ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for bocard
PropertyValue
Headwordbocard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ.kaʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bocard » en français

bocardreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Machine au moyen de laquelle on écrase le minerai ou les vieilles pièces de fonte avant de le fondre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bocard"?
"bocard" is spelled B-O-C-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.kaʁ\.
What does "bocard" mean?
As a noun, "bocard" means: Machine au moyen de laquelle on écrase le minerai ou les vieilles pièces de fonte avant de le fondre.
How do you pronounce "bocard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bocard" is \bɔ.kaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bocard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list