boîte à camembert

\bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\

/\bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boîte en bois léger ou en carton pour le camembert.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boite-a-camembert · boîte à camembert · French

boîte à camembert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 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 boîte à camembert
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte à camembert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boîte à camembert » en français

boîte à camembertsiège 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

boîte à camembert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for boîte à camembert in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 boîte à camembert, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -À- -C-A-M-E-M-B-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boîte en bois léger ou en carton pour le camembert.
  2. 2
    Bouche, euphémisme pour éviter de dire gueule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how boîte à camembert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ferme ta boîte à camembert.

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 "boîte à camembert"?
"boîte à camembert" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -À- -C-A-M-E-M-B-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\.
What does "boîte à camembert" mean?
As a noun, "boîte à camembert" means: Boîte en bois léger ou en carton pour le camembert.
How do you pronounce "boîte à camembert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte à camembert" is \bwa.t‿a ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte à camembert" come from?
"boîte à camembert" 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