bouffetance

\bu.fə.tɑ̃s\

/\bu.fə.tɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“bouffetance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nourriture abondante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bouffetance · bouffetance · French

bouffetance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 bouffetance
PropertyValue
Headwordbouffetance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.fə.tɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bouffetance » en français

bouffetancen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bouffetance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.fə.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nourriture abondante.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bouffetance, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bouffetance, spelled B-O-U-F-F-E-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nourriture abondante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais vous auriez pu organiser quelque chose qui nous change un peu de la bouffetance et des gaudrioles.

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 "bouffetance"?
"bouffetance" is spelled B-O-U-F-F-E-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.fə.tɑ̃s\.
What does "bouffetance" mean?
As a noun, "bouffetance" means: Nourriture abondante.
How do you pronounce "bouffetance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouffetance" is \bu.fə.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouffetance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list