bôme

\bom\

/\bom\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barre rigide prenant appui en bas du mât d’un bateau à voile et sur laquelle est fixée la partie inférieure de la grand-voile, ce qui permet de l’orienter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bome · bôme · French

bôme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 bôme
PropertyValue
Headwordbôme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bom\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bôme » en français

bômen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bôme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre rigide prenant appui en bas du mât d’un bateau à voile et sur laquelle est fixée la partie inférieure de la grand-voile, ce qui permet de l’orienter.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bôme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bôme, spelled B-Ô-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barre rigide prenant appui en bas du mât d’un bateau à voile et sur laquelle est fixée la partie inférieure de la grand-voile, ce qui permet de l’orienter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Brendan se baissa au passage de la bôme et se retourna en serrant fortement le cordage de celle-ci avec la main qui tenait le gouvernail.
  2. Voyons… la bôme, tu sais ce que c’est ?

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 "bôme"?
"bôme" is spelled B-Ô-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bom\.
What does "bôme" mean?
As a noun, "bôme" means: Barre rigide prenant appui en bas du mât d’un bateau à voile et sur laquelle est fixée la partie inférieure de la grand-voile, ce qui permet de l’orienter.
How do you pronounce "bôme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bôme" is \bom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bôme" come from?
"bôme" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list