bouleversement

\bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\

/\bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“bouleversement” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,186
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de bouleverser ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bouleversement · bouleversement · French

bouleversement · rank #22,186 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,186
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bouddhistes

Nearest frequency peer: bouddhistes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bouleversement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bouleversement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bouleversement vs bouleversements
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bouleversement
PropertyValue
Headwordbouleversement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#22,186
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bouleversement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bouleversementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bouddhistes » (#22,185), « Boniface » (#22,184), « bœufs » (#22,188). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bouleversement » est au #22,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around bouleversement (IPA \bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,186 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de bouleverser ou résultat de cette action.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for bouleversement, with forms such as "bbouleversement", "bolueversement", and "bouelversement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bouleversements", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bouleversement, spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-E-R-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de bouleverser ou résultat de cette action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La jeune femme était inquiète de ce bouleversement qu'elle sentait envahir son existence. Elle était heureuse cependant, car elle avait une raison de vivre et d'espérer.
  2. Les mêlées aériennes révélèrent une autre particularité qui eut son contre-coup sur le bouleversement social.

This word in other languages

Umwälzung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbouleversement
  • bolueversement
  • bouelversement
  • bouleevrsement
  • bouleveresment
  • bouleverrsement
  • bouleverseemnt
  • bouleversemennt
  • bouleversementt
  • bouleversemetn
  • bouleversemment
  • bouleversemnet
  • bouleversmeent
  • bouleverssement
  • boulevesrement
  • boulevresement
  • boulevversement
  • boulleversement
  • boulveersement
  • buoleversement
  • obuleversement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bouleversement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbouleversement1bolueversement2bouelversement2bouleevrsement2bouleveresment2bouleverrsement1bouleverseemnt2bouleversemennt1
Edit distance from "bouleversement"

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 "bouleversement"?
"bouleversement" is spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-E-R-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\.
What does "bouleversement" mean?
As a noun, "bouleversement" means: Action de bouleverser ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "bouleversement"?
"bouleversement" is commonly confused with "bouleversements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bouleversement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouleversement" is \bul.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouleversement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bouleversement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

antérieurement#22,164disciplinaires#22,230inconditionnel#22,296invariablement#22,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

systématiques21 variantspornographique21 variantsconfidentielles21 variantsincontrôlable21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list