bolée

\bɔ.le\

/\bɔ.le\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contenu d’un bol, en particulier de cidre et dans ce cas peut aussi désigner la vaisselle utilisée (petit bol bas).

Corpus desk

Index FR-bolee · bolée · French

bolée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 bolée
PropertyValue
Headwordbolée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ.le\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bolée » en français

boléesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bolée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

bolée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bolée, spelled B-O-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contenu d’un bol, en particulier de cidre et dans ce cas peut aussi désigner la vaisselle utilisée (petit bol bas).
  2. 2
    Volume correspondant.
  3. 3
    Élève ayant de très bonnes notes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ceux qui le connaissaient assuraient que ce gars placide, qu’on imaginait si bien devant une bolée, avec des sabots et un petit chapeau rond à rubans, exécutait des coups de main d’une audace terrifiante […]
  2. La bolée de le Conquet !

This word in other languages

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 "bolée"?
"bolée" is spelled B-O-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ.le\.
What does "bolée" mean?
As a noun, "bolée" means: Contenu d’un bol, en particulier de cidre et dans ce cas peut aussi désigner la vaisselle utilisée (petit bol bas).
How do you pronounce "bolée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bolée" is \bɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bolée" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list