bombyx du mûrier
\bɔ̃.biks dy my.ʁje\
The verdict
“bombyx du mûrier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lépidoptère domestique originaire du nord de la Chine, élevé pour produire la soie. Le ver à soie est sa chenille. Le bombyx est inconnu à l’état sauvage ; il résulte de la sélection par élevage ap...
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Index FR-bombyx-du-murier · bombyx du mûrier · French
bombyx du mûrier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | bombyx du mûrier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.biks dy my.ʁje\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bombyx du mûrier” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bombyx du mûrier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃.biks dy my.ʁje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lépidoptère domestique originaire du nord de la Chine, élevé pour produire la soie. Le ver à soie est sa chenille. Le bombyx est inconnu à l’état sauvage ; il résulte de la sélection par élevage ap...".
bombyx du mûrier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bombyx du mûrier, spelled B-O-M-B-Y-X- -D-U- -M-Û-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lépidoptère domestique originaire du nord de la Chine, élevé pour produire la soie. Le ver à soie est sa chenille. Le bombyx est inconnu à l’état sauvage ; il résulte de la sélection par élevage appelé sériciculture.
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