boudin
\bu.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“boudin” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #18,672 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,672
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boyau rempli de sang et de graisse de porc, avec l’assaisonnement nécessaire.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boudin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bu.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boudin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for boudin is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bu.dɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,672 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 16 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 boudin, with forms such as "bboudin", "boduin", and "bouddin". 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, "butin", "bovin", "burin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is boudin, spelled B-O-U-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Boyau rempli de sang et de graisse de porc, avec l’assaisonnement nécessaire.
- 2Cordon de fibre textile, avant l’étirage et la torsion.
- 3Coussinet de grosse toile empli de sable qui maintient les plats et les assiettes à bord des navires dans les grands roulis.
- 4Bourrelet de la partie intérieure d’une roue, qui assure le guidage sur la voie ferrée.
- 5Bourrelet de cuir qui fait le tour du navire à la hauteur du second pont.
- 6Gros cordon de la base d’une colonne.
- 7Pneu d’un véhicule.
- 8Petit porte-manteau de cuir, en forme de valise, qu’on attache sur le dos d’un cheval.
- 9Ressort qui est formé d’une spirale de fil de fer, d’acier, de cuivre.
- 10Boucle de cheveux en spirale qui est ferme et un peu longue.
- 11Mèche avec laquelle on mettait le feu à la mine.
- 12Mot qui désigne beaucoup de choses ou de réalisations qui se présentent sous forme d’un cordon ou d’un bourrelet.
- 13Fille disgracieuse ; laideron.
- 14Qui ressemble à un boudin.
- 15Traversin.
- 16Surnom des auxiliaires de police en Suède.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboudin,boduin,bouddin,boudinn,boudni,bouidn,buodin,obudin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boudin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “boudin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-D-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bu.dɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “butin” - see the side-by-side comparison. boudin vs butin
- 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.