bouillon de culture

\bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\

/\bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“bouillon de culture” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liquide obtenu comme une préparation alimentaire dans lequel sont adjoints différents produits nutritifs et utilisé en laboratoire pour développer, par culture, différentes espèces de microbes et b...

Key facts for bouillon de culture
PropertyValue
Headwordbouillon de culture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bouillon de culture” sits in French frequency

bouillon de culture falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bouillon de culture is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bouillon de culture, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bouillon de culture, spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N- -D-E- -C-U-L-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liquide obtenu comme une préparation alimentaire dans lequel sont adjoints différents produits nutritifs et utilisé en laboratoire pour développer, par culture, différentes espèces de microbes et bactéries.
  2. 2
    Produit ou liquide mal conservé dans lequel risquent de s’être développées naturellement différentes espèces de bactéries.
  3. 3
    Milieu ou période où se développent les idées.

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 "bouillon de culture"?
"bouillon de culture" is spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N- -D-E- -C-U-L-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\.
What does "bouillon de culture" mean?
As a noun, "bouillon de culture" means: Liquide obtenu comme une préparation alimentaire dans lequel sont adjoints différents produits nutritifs et utilisé en laboratoire pour développer, par culture, différentes espèces de microbes et b...
How do you pronounce "bouillon de culture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouillon de culture" is \bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouillon de culture" come from?
"bouillon de culture" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bouillon de culture”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N- -D-E- -C-U-L-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bu.jɔ̃ də kyl.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list