Bolbec
\bɔl.bɛk\
The verdict
“Bolbec” is uncommon French (frequency #92,484 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,484
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Seine-Maritime.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bolbec · Bolbec · French
Bolbec · rank #92,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,484
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH bolivia
Nearest frequency peer: bolivia (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Bolbec »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- bisoux
bisoux
7,521 corpus weight
- blaguait
blaguait
7,520 corpus weight
- Bolbec
Bolbec
7,517 corpus weight
- bolivia
bolivia
7,516 corpus weight
- boron
boron
7,514 corpus weight
- bosseuse
bosseuse
7,513 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Bolbec » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bolbec |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \bɔl.bɛk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #92,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Bolbec » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Bolbec is uncommon French at frequency #92,484 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \bɔl.bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bolbec, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Bolbec, spelled B-O-L-B-E-C.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département de la Seine-Maritime.
- 2Canton français, situé dans le département de la Seine-Maritime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bolbec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On nomme, à l’étranger, mouchoir Bolbec, un produit qui n’est pas de Bolbec.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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