boîte vocale

\bwat vɔ.kal\

/\bwat vɔ.kal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif d’un système de messagerie vocale qui permet d’enregistrer et de mettre en mémoire des messages vocaux, reçus ou à transmettre, lesquels peuvent être écoutés ou acheminés vers un ou plus...

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Index FR-boite-vocale · boîte vocale · French

boîte vocale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 vocale
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte vocale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat vɔ.kal\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boîte vocale » en français

boîte vocalereste 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

boîte vocale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwat vɔ.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispositif d’un système de messagerie vocale qui permet d’enregistrer et de mettre en mémoire des messages vocaux, reçus ou à transmettre, lesquels peuvent être écoutés ou acheminés vers un ou plus...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for boîte vocale in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is boîte vocale, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -V-O-C-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositif d’un système de messagerie vocale qui permet d’enregistrer et de mettre en mémoire des messages vocaux, reçus ou à transmettre, lesquels peuvent être écoutés ou acheminés vers un ou plusieurs destinataires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En voyant sa photo, j’ai compris qu’au fond du canal, il n’avait jamais laissé de message dans ma boîte vocale.

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 vocale"?
"boîte vocale" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -V-O-C-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat vɔ.kal\.
What does "boîte vocale" mean?
As a noun, "boîte vocale" means: Dispositif d’un système de messagerie vocale qui permet d’enregistrer et de mettre en mémoire des messages vocaux, reçus ou à transmettre, lesquels peuvent être écoutés ou acheminés vers un ou plus...
How do you pronounce "boîte vocale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte vocale" is \bwat vɔ.kal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte vocale" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list