bombastique
\bɔ̃.bas.tik\
The verdict
“bombastique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boursouflé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bombastique · bombastique · French
bombastique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bombastique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.bas.tik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bombastique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bombastique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bɔ̃.bas.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bombastique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bombastique, spelled B-O-M-B-A-S-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Boursouflé.
- 2Explosif, fort comme celui d’une bombe.
- 3Qui a le caractère d’une bombe sexuelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bombastique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La collection de ses œuvres [de Paracelse] plus ou moins authentique […] mélange de grossièreté et d’affectation, méritait pleinement par son style étrange de donner naissance à l’expression de style bombastique.
Cette bombastique péroraison n’a pas manqué son effet.
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.