boues

\bu\

/\bu\/ noun

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The verdict

“boues” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,785
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de boue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boues · boues · French

boues · rank #23,785 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,785
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Borussia

Nearest frequency peer: Borussia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « boues »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « boues » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

boues vs bus
60% similar
boues vs bue
60% similar
boues vs bout
60% similar

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

Key facts for boues
PropertyValue
Headwordboues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu\
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,785
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « boues »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bouesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Borussia » (#23,784), « bouée » (#23,786), « bondir » (#23,783). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « boues » est au #23,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around boues (IPA \bu\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,785 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de boue.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for boues, with forms such as "bboues", "boeus", and "bouess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bus", "bue", "bout", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 boues, spelled B-O-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de boue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour des stations de plus grande taille produisant des boues « pelletables » (boues pâteuses et solides, quels que soient les traitements, y compris les composts de boues), la gestion par lot implique une séparation physique des différents lots dans le site de stockage car l’homénéisation de la production n’est pas matériellement envisageable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboues
  • boeus
  • bouess
  • buoes
  • obues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boues - 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.

bboues1boeus2bouess1buoes2obues2
Edit distance from "boues"

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 "boues"?
"boues" is spelled B-O-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bu\.
What does "boues" mean?
As a noun, "boues" means: Pluriel de boue.
What words are commonly confused with "boues"?
"boues" is commonly confused with "bus", "bue", "bout". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boues" is \bu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boues" come from?
"boues" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bouée#23,786Badoo#23,773child#23,798akbar#23,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

appela5 variantsalfa5 variantstofu5 variantsFaye5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list