boujou
\bu.ʒu\
The verdict
“boujou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bonjour !
Corpus desk
Index FR-boujou · boujou · French
boujou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | boujou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \bu.ʒu\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « boujou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
boujou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \bu.ʒu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for boujou, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is boujou, spelled B-O-U-J-O-U.
Definition
- 1Bonjour !
- 2Au revoir !
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boujou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Boujou, cha va-ti men amin ?
Merci bien ! Boujou à tertouos !
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.