bogomile

\bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\

/\bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\/ adj

The verdict

“bogomile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chrétien et dualiste du Xᵉ au XIIᵉ siècles considéré comme hérétique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bogomile · bogomile · French

bogomile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 bogomile
PropertyValue
Headwordbogomile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bogomile » en français

bogomilesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bogomile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chrétien et dualiste du Xᵉ au XIIᵉ siècles considéré comme hérétique.".

bogomile has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bogomile, spelled B-O-G-O-M-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chrétien et dualiste du Xᵉ au XIIᵉ siècles considéré comme hérétique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les historiens du bogomilisme ont aussi partagé cette opinion. La question reste de savoir si cette dépendance qui fait du catharisme un dualisme bogomile importé en Occident est attestée par les sources orientales.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "bogomile"?
"bogomile" is spelled B-O-G-O-M-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\.
What does "bogomile" mean?
As an adjective, "bogomile" means: Chrétien et dualiste du Xᵉ au XIIᵉ siècles considéré comme hérétique.
How do you pronounce "bogomile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bogomile" is \bɔ.ɡɔ.mil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bogomile" come from?
"bogomile" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list