bouilleau
\bu.jo\
The verdict
“bouilleau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gamelle, Seau à soupe pour les forçats.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bouilleau · bouilleau · French
bouilleau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bouilleau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bu.jo\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bouilleau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bouilleau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.jo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gamelle, Seau à soupe pour les forçats.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bouilleau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bouilleau, spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Gamelle, Seau à soupe pour les forçats.
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.