bouger

\bu.ʒe\

/\bu.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“bouger” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,057
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se déplacer d’un endroit vers un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bouger · bouger · French

bouger · rank #3,057 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,057
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bleus

Nearest frequency peer: bleus (-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 « bouger »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bouger » 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).

bouger vs boule
67% similar
bouger vs boyer
67% similar
bouger vs buter
67% similar

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

Key facts for bouger
PropertyValue
Headwordbouger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bu.ʒe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,057
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bouger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bougerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bleus » (#3,056), « bouteille » (#3,058), « Catherine » (#3,059). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bouger » est au #3,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bouger (IPA \bu.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,057 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bouger, with forms such as "bbouger", "boguer", and "bouegr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boule", "boyer", "buter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 bouger, spelled B-O-U-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se déplacer d’un endroit vers un autre.
  2. 2
    Mouvoir quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Mouvoir une partie du corps.
  4. 4
    Partir.
  5. 5
    Se déplacer, donner du mouvement.
  6. 6
    Sortir de l'inaction.
  7. 7
    S’agiter d’une manière hostile, se révolter.
  8. 8
    Amorcer un changement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Longtemps, Bert resta assis, seul dans un coin de la cabine de Kurt, ne bougeant pas, ne s’aventurant même pas à ouvrir la porte, […].
  2. — N'empêche que chuis dans la mouise, a fait Mark. Mon paternel, vous savez bien. J'avais interdiction de sortir. (Il s'est levé) On bouge ? Peut-être qu'il sera moins sévère si je rentre pas trop tard.

This word in other languages

move(English)moverse(Español)bewegen(Deutsch)mover(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbouger
  • boguer
  • bouegr
  • bougerr
  • bougger
  • buoger
  • obuger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bouger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbouger1boguer2bouegr2bougerr1bougger1buoger2obuger2
Edit distance from "bouger"

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 "bouger"?
"bouger" is spelled B-O-U-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʒe\.
What does "bouger" mean?
As a verb, "bouger" means: Se déplacer d’un endroit vers un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "bouger"?
"bouger" is commonly confused with "boule", "boyer", "buter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bouger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouger" is \bu.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouger" come from?
"bouger" 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 "bouger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voyons#3,050croyez#3,065disons#3,068temple#3,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Corée7 variantstêtes7 variantsfeuille7 variantsliées7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list