boudi

\bu.di\

/\bu.di\/ intj

The verdict

“boudi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Juron marquant l’admiration, la colère ou l’étonnement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boudi · boudi · French

boudi · 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 boudi
PropertyValue
Headwordboudi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\bu.di\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boudi » en français

boudireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

boudi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bu.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juron marquant l’admiration, la colère ou l’étonnement.".

boudi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is boudi, spelled B-O-U-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juron marquant l’admiration, la colère ou l’étonnement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais ça … boudi, ça représente deux mois d'allées et venues.

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 "boudi"?
"boudi" is spelled B-O-U-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.di\.
What does "boudi" mean?
As an interjection, "boudi" means: Juron marquant l’admiration, la colère ou l’étonnement.
How do you pronounce "boudi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boudi" is \bu.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boudi" come from?
"boudi" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list