boisseau

\bwa.so\

/\bwa.so\/ noun

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The verdict

“boisseau” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,202
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancienne mesure de capacité pour les matières sèches, sa contenance variable selon les régions est d'environ treize litres.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

boisseau vs Bissau
63% similar
boisseau vs Boileau
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for boisseau
PropertyValue
Headwordboisseau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwa.so\
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,202
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boisseau” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). boisseau lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around boisseau (IPA \bwa.so\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,202 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for boisseau, with forms such as "bboisseau", "biosseau", and "boiseau". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bissau", "Boileau", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boisseau, spelled B-O-I-S-S-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne mesure de capacité pour les matières sèches, sa contenance variable selon les régions est d'environ treize litres.
  2. 2
    Mesure utilisée pour les matières sèches et valant 8 gallons anglais (ou gallon impérial), soit environ 36,37 litres.
  3. 3
    Unité de mesure utilisée en agriculture pour les cotations en bourse des ventes de céréales aux États-Unis et qui participe au cours mondial des céréales.
  4. 4
    Récipient pour faire cette mesure.
  5. 5
    Ce que peut contenir ce récipient.
  6. 6
    Tout appareil cylindrique qui rappelle la forme de cette mesure.
  7. 7
    Tout appareil cylindrique qui rappelle la forme de cette mesure.
  8. 8
    Nom donné à divers objets cylindriques et creux.
  9. 9
    Nom donné à divers objets cylindriques et creux.
  10. 10
    Ancienne mesure agraire.

Synonyms

muid

This word in other languages

bushel(English)cuartilla(Español)Scheffel(Deutsch)alqueire(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboisseau,biosseau,boiseau,boisesau,boissaeu,boisseua,bosiseau,obisseau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boisseau - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bboisseau1biosseau2boiseau1boisesau2boissaeu2boisseua2bosiseau2obisseau2
Edit distance from "boisseau"

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 "boisseau"?
"boisseau" is spelled B-O-I-S-S-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \bwa.so\.
What does "boisseau" mean?
As a noun, "boisseau" means: Ancienne mesure de capacité pour les matières sèches, sa contenance variable selon les régions est d'environ treize litres.
What words are commonly confused with "boisseau"?
"boisseau" is commonly confused with "Bissau", "Boileau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boisseau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boisseau" is \bwa.so\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boisseau" come from?
"boisseau" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “boisseau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-I-S-S-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bwa.so\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bissau” - see the side-by-side comparison. boisseau vs Bissau
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list