bouline

\bu.lin\

/\bu.lin\/ noun

The verdict

“bouline” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cordage amarré par le milieu de chaque côté d’une voile carrée pour lui faire prendre le vent de côté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bouline · bouline · French

bouline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 bouline
PropertyValue
Headwordbouline
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.lin\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bouline » en français

boulinereste 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

bouline is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.lin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bouline, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bouline, spelled B-O-U-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cordage amarré par le milieu de chaque côté d’une voile carrée pour lui faire prendre le vent de côté.
  2. 2
    Châtiment corporel qui consistait à passer entre deux haies de matelots qui frappaient le condamné à l'aide de garcettes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La bouline de la grande voile, de la misaine, etc.
  2. Pour dégréer un perroquet, on défrappe les écoutes, on les amarre sur les barres ; on défrappe également les cargues-points et la cargue-fond, on les dépasse de leurs poulies et on les amarre, les cargues-points aux pitons du chouc du mât de hune, la cargue-fond sur l’avant ; on décapelle les boulines de leurs cabillots, et on les fixe tribord et bâbord s…

This word in other languages

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 "bouline"?
"bouline" is spelled B-O-U-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.lin\.
What does "bouline" mean?
As a noun, "bouline" means: Cordage amarré par le milieu de chaque côté d’une voile carrée pour lui faire prendre le vent de côté.
How do you pronounce "bouline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouline" is \bu.lin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouline" come from?
"bouline" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list