boujou

\bu.ʒu\

/\bu.ʒu\/ intj

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.

Key facts for boujou
PropertyValue
Headwordboujou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\bu.ʒu\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boujou » en français

boujoureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Bonjour !
  2. 2
    Au revoir !

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Boujou, cha va-ti men amin ?
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boujou"?
"boujou" is spelled B-O-U-J-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʒu\.
What does "boujou" mean?
As an interjection, "boujou" means: Bonjour !
How do you pronounce "boujou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boujou" is \bu.ʒu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boujou" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list