bogues

\bɔɡ\

/\bɔɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bogues” is uncommon French (frequency #71,294 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,294
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de bogue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bogues · bogues · French

bogues · rank #71,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,294
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH boc

Nearest frequency peer: boc (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « bogues »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bogues » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bogues
PropertyValue
Headwordbogues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔɡ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bogues » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).boguestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « boc » (#71,293), « boiter » (#71,295), « boba » (#71,292). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bogues » est au #71,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bogues is uncommon French at frequency #71,294 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de bogue.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bogues, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bogues, spelled B-O-G-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bogue.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bogues"?
"bogues" is spelled B-O-G-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔɡ\.
What does "bogues" mean?
As a noun, "bogues" means: Pluriel de bogue.
How do you pronounce "bogues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bogues" is \bɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bogues" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bogues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boiter#71,295bonita#71,298borrel#71,301Biafra#71,286

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list