boîte de vitesse

\bwat də vi.tɛs\

/\bwat də vi.tɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses

Key facts for boîte de vitesse
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte de vitesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat də vi.tɛs\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boîte de vitesse” sits in French frequency

boîte de vitesse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boîte de vitesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwat də vi.tɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses".

Zero misspellings are on record for boîte de vitesse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 boîte de vitesse, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E.

Definition

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    Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses

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 de vitesse"?
"boîte de vitesse" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat də vi.tɛs\.
What does "boîte de vitesse" mean?
As a noun, "boîte de vitesse" means: Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses
How do you pronounce "boîte de vitesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte de vitesse" is \bwat də vi.tɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte de vitesse" come from?
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Using “boîte de vitesse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bwat də vi.tɛs\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list