bois de lit

noun

The verdict

“bois de lit” 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) - Châlit, menuiserie du lit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bois-de-lit · bois de lit · French

bois de lit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 bois de lit
PropertyValue
Headwordbois de lit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

bois de litreste 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

bois de lit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Châlit, menuiserie du lit.".

Zero misspellings are on record for bois de lit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bois de lit, spelled B-O-I-S- -D-E- -L-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Châlit, menuiserie du lit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Acheter un bois de lit.
  2. Démonter un bois de lit.

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 "bois de lit"?
"bois de lit" is spelled B-O-I-S- -D-E- -L-I-T.
What does "bois de lit" mean?
As a noun, "bois de lit" means: Châlit, menuiserie du lit.
What language does "bois de lit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list