bouic

\bwik\

/\bwik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maison de tolérance, lieu de prostitution, bordel. → voir boxon, bobinard, claque etc. par extension, endroit sale et mal tenu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bouic · bouic · French

bouic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 bouic
PropertyValue
Headwordbouic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwik\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bouic » en français

bouicn'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

bouic is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bouic in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bouic, spelled B-O-U-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maison de tolérance, lieu de prostitution, bordel. → voir boxon, bobinard, claque etc. par extension, endroit sale et mal tenu.
  2. 2
    Café, restaurant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Baise-la ! Ou bien, si elle ne veut pas, va tirer ton coup au bouic.
  2. Pour notre groupe scolaire, l’épreuve souhaitée et redoutée à la fois se déroulait dans les locaux de l’école de la rue Ferdinand-Flocon, proche de la mairie du XVIIIe, voie connue de tous les galopins du quartier pour une petite maison d’un étage aux volets verts toujours clos, un petit bouic de faubourg : Chez Rachel, du nom de la tenancière.

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 "bouic"?
"bouic" is spelled B-O-U-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \bwik\.
What does "bouic" mean?
As a noun, "bouic" means: Maison de tolérance, lieu de prostitution, bordel. → voir boxon, bobinard, claque etc. par extension, endroit sale et mal tenu.
How do you pronounce "bouic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouic" is \bwik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouic" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list