bois de feu
\bwa də fø\
The verdict
“bois de feu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bois destiné à être brûlé pour produire de la chaleur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bois-de-feu · bois de feu · French
bois de feu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | bois de feu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bwa də fø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bois de feu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwa də fø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bois destiné à être brûlé pour produire de la chaleur.".
bois de feu has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bois de feu, spelled B-O-I-S- -D-E- -F-E-U.
Definition
- 1Bois destiné à être brûlé pour produire de la chaleur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bois de feu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les arbres, tiges et branches que l'on convertit en bois de feu sont découpés, partie en bûches de rondin ou de quartier, partie en rames destinées à entrer dans les fagots.
Pendant toute la période des fiançailles, le futur gendre va, pour manifester sa bonne volonté au travail et rendre service à sa belle-mère, régulièrement approvisionner la maison de ses beaux-parents en bois de feu.
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.