boiteux

/\bwa.tø\/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,226

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

boiteux is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui boite. Pronounced \bwa.tø\. Often confused with boueux and bouseux.

Key facts for boiteux
PropertyValue
Headwordboiteux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\bwa.tø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,226
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of boiteux in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for boiteux is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bwa.tø\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,226 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for boiteux, with forms such as "bboiteux", "bioteux", and "boietux". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "boueux", "bouseux", "boîte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is boiteux, spelled B-O-I-T-E-U-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui boite.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un meuble à un de ses pieds plus court que les autres.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une pièce de tissu qui n’offre de dessin qu’à l’un de ses bords ou de ses bouts.
  4. 4
    Qualifie une phrase qui a un de ses membres trop court par rapport à un autre ou aux autres.
  5. 5
    Qualifie un vers auquel il manque une ou plusieurs syllabes.
  6. 6
    Qualifie une paix chancelante, mal assurée, sans avenir.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboiteux,bioteux,boietux,boiteuxx,boitexu,boitteux,boituex,botieux,obiteux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for boiteux

Misspelling Variants of "boiteux"

bboiteux8bioteux7boietux7boiteuxx8boitexu7boitteux8boituex7botieux7
Misspelling Variants of "boiteux"

Frequency rank: #25,226 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boiteux"?
"boiteux" is spelled B-O-I-T-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \bwa.tø\.
What does "boiteux" mean?
As an adj, "boiteux" means: Qui boite.
What words are commonly confused with "boiteux"?
"boiteux" is commonly confused with "boueux", "bouseux", "boîte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boiteux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boiteux" is \bwa.tø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boiteux" come from?
"boiteux" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.