bouillonner

\bu.jɔ.ne\

/\bu.jɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“bouillonner” is uncommon French (frequency #88,407 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,407
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jaillir, s’agiter en formant des bouillons, en parlant de l’eau et des autres liquides.

Key facts for bouillonner
PropertyValue
Headwordbouillonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bu.jɔ.ne\
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bouillonner” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bouillonner lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bouillonner is uncommon French at frequency #88,407 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bu.jɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bouillonner, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bouillonner, spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jaillir, s’agiter en formant des bouillons, en parlant de l’eau et des autres liquides.
  2. 2
    Avoir des accès, des agitations de colère rentrée.
  3. 3
    Avoir des agitations.
  4. 4
    Plisser en bouillons.

This word in other languages

bubble(English)burbujear(Español)sprudeln(Deutsch)borbulhar(Português)

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 "bouillonner"?
"bouillonner" is spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.jɔ.ne\.
What does "bouillonner" mean?
As a verb, "bouillonner" means: Jaillir, s’agiter en formant des bouillons, en parlant de l’eau et des autres liquides.
How do you pronounce "bouillonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouillonner" is \bu.jɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouillonner" come from?
"bouillonner" 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 “bouillonner”

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-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bu.jɔ.ne\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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