bois joli
\bwɑ ʒɔ.li\
The verdict
“bois joli” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un des noms usuels de Daphne mezereum.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bois joli |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bwɑ ʒɔ.li\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bois joli” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bois joli is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwɑ ʒɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un des noms usuels de Daphne mezereum.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bois joli in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bois joli, spelled B-O-I-S- -J-O-L-I.
Definition
- 1Un des noms usuels de Daphne mezereum.
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.
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Using “bois joli”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-I-S- -J-O-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bwɑ ʒɔ.li\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.