boudin

/\bu.dɛ̃\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,672

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

boudin is aFrenchnoun. It means: Boyau rempli de sang et de graisse de porc, avec l’assaisonnement nécessaire. Pronounced \bu.dɛ̃\. Often confused with butin and bovin.

Key facts for boudin
PropertyValue
Headwordboudin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.dɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,672
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of boudin in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for boudin is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for boudin, with forms such as "bboudin", "boduin", and "bouddin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is boudin, spelled B-O-U-D-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boyau rempli de sang et de graisse de porc, avec l’assaisonnement nécessaire.
  2. 2
    Cordon de fibre textile, avant l’étirage et la torsion.
  3. 3
    Coussinet de grosse toile empli de sable qui maintient les plats et les assiettes à bord des navires dans les grands roulis.
  4. 4
    Bourrelet de la partie intérieure d’une roue, qui assure le guidage sur la voie ferrée.
  5. 5
    Bourrelet de cuir qui fait le tour du navire à la hauteur du second pont.
  6. 6
    Gros cordon de la base d’une colonne.
  7. 7
    Pneu d’un véhicule.
  8. 8
    Petit porte-manteau de cuir, en forme de valise, qu’on attache sur le dos d’un cheval.
  9. 9
    Ressort qui est formé d’une spirale de fil de fer, d’acier, de cuivre.
  10. 10
    Boucle de cheveux en spirale qui est ferme et un peu longue.
  11. 11
    Mèche avec laquelle on mettait le feu à la mine.
  12. 12
    Mot qui désigne beaucoup de choses ou de réalisations qui se présentent sous forme d’un cordon ou d’un bourrelet.
  13. 13
    Fille disgracieuse ; laideron.
  14. 14
    Qui ressemble à un boudin.
  15. 15
    Traversin.
  16. 16
    Surnom des auxiliaires de police en Suède.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboudin,boduin,bouddin,boudinn,boudni,bouidn,buodin,obudin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for boudin

Misspelling Variants of "boudin"

bboudin7boduin6bouddin7boudinn7boudni6bouidn6buodin6obudin6
Misspelling Variants of "boudin"

Frequency rank: #18,672 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boudin"?
"boudin" is spelled B-O-U-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.dɛ̃\.
What does "boudin" mean?
As a noun, "boudin" means: Boyau rempli de sang et de graisse de porc, avec l’assaisonnement nécessaire.
What words are commonly confused with "boudin"?
"boudin" is commonly confused with "butin", "bovin", "burin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boudin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boudin" is \bu.dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boudin" come from?
"boudin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.