bois de boulée

\bwɑ də bu.le\

/\bwɑ də bu.le\/ noun

The verdict

“bois de boulée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bois à brûler qui est venu par le flottage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bois-de-boulee · bois de boulée · French

bois de boulée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 bois de boulée
PropertyValue
Headwordbois de boulée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwɑ də bu.le\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bois de boulée » en français

bois de bouléesiège 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

bois de boulée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwɑ də bu.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bois à brûler qui est venu par le flottage.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bois de boulée in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bois de boulée, spelled B-O-I-S- -D-E- -B-O-U-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bois à brûler qui est venu par le flottage.

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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 "bois de boulée"?
"bois de boulée" is spelled B-O-I-S- -D-E- -B-O-U-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bwɑ də bu.le\.
What does "bois de boulée" mean?
As a noun, "bois de boulée" means: Bois à brûler qui est venu par le flottage.
How do you pronounce "bois de boulée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bois de boulée" is \bwɑ də bu.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bois de boulée" come from?
"bois de boulée" 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