bouche

\buʃ\

/\buʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bouche” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,354 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,354
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Organe de l'être humain, composé de deux lèvres horizontales situées au bas du visage, lui servant notamment à ingurgiter de la nourriture et de la boisson, à parler, à embrasser et à faire des exp...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bouche vs boue
67% similar
bouche vs bouh
67% similar
bouche vs Buch
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bouche
PropertyValue
Headwordbouche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\buʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,354
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bouche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bouche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bouche is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \buʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,354 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bouche, with forms such as "bbouche", "bocuhe", and "boucche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boue", "bouh", "Buch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bouche, spelled B-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organe de l'être humain, composé de deux lèvres horizontales situées au bas du visage, lui servant notamment à ingurgiter de la nourriture et de la boisson, à parler, à embrasser et à faire des expressions faciales.
  2. 2
    Étape dans l’analyse sensorielle et la dégustation du vin.
  3. 3
    Personne, par allusion à la nourriture qu’elle consomme.
  4. 4
    Nourriture.
  5. 5
    Service, officier de la bouche du roi : service, officier chargés autrefois de tout ce qui concernait les repas du roi et de sa famille.
  6. 6
    Élargissement d’un cours d’eau lorsqu’il se joint à une mer.
  7. 7
    Détroit.
  8. 8
    Cavité plus ou moins large servant d’accès pour entrer ou sortir.
  9. 9
    Cavité plus ou moins large servant d’accès pour entrer ou sortir.
  10. 10
    Cavité plus ou moins large servant d’accès pour entrer ou sortir.
  11. 11
    Cavité plus ou moins large servant d’accès pour entrer ou sortir.
  12. 12
    Embouchure.

Synonyms

boîte à camembertclaque merdeclaque-merdeclapetgbeuvegueulegoulotsucrierembouchure

Antonyms

anus

This word in other languages

mouth(English)boca(Español)Mund(Deutsch)foz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbouche,bocuhe,boucche,bouceh,bouchhe,bouhce,buoche,obuche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bouche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbouche1bocuhe2boucche1bouceh2bouchhe1bouhce2buoche2obuche2
Edit distance from "bouche"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bouche"?
"bouche" is spelled B-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \buʃ\.
What does "bouche" mean?
As a noun, "bouche" means: Organe de l'être humain, composé de deux lèvres horizontales situées au bas du visage, lui servant notamment à ingurgiter de la nourriture et de la boisson, à parler, à embrasser et à faire des exp...
What words are commonly confused with "bouche"?
"bouche" is commonly confused with "boue", "bouh", "Buch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bouche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouche" is \buʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouche" come from?
"bouche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bouche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \buʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “boue” - see the side-by-side comparison. bouche vs boue
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list