boitement
French, noun/bwat.mɑ̃/
boitement is spelled B-O-I-T-E-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boitement is a French masculine noun meaning “limp (an irregular, jerky or awkward gait)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de boiter”.
What does boitement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelimp (an irregular, jerky or awkward gait)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de boiter.
noun: 1. Action de mettre dans une boîte.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boitement
- boitements plural
- boîtements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boitement?
- /bwat.mɑ̃/
- \bwa.t(ə.)mɑ̃\
- \bwɑ.t(ə).mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boitement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boitement in French?
boitement appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).