boulon

\bu.lɔ̃\

/\bu.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“boulon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,733
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cheville avec tête ronde, bout percé et clavette, pour arrêter une poutre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boulon · boulon · French

boulon · rank #36,733 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,733
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bouffent

Nearest frequency peer: bouffent (-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 « boulon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « boulon » 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).

boulon vs boulot
83% similar
boulon vs bouton
83% similar
boulon vs boutin
67% similar

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

Key facts for boulon
PropertyValue
Headwordboulon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,733
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « boulon »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bouffent » (#36,732), « bovin » (#36,734), « boudoir » (#36,731). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « boulon » est au #36,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around boulon (IPA \bu.lɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,733 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for boulon, with forms such as "bboulon", "boluon", and "boullon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boulot", "bouton", "boutin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boulon, spelled B-O-U-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cheville avec tête ronde, bout percé et clavette, pour arrêter une poutre.
  2. 2
    Outil pour aplatir le bout des chevilles en dedans des bottes fortes.
  3. 3
    Vis allant avec un écrou.
  4. 4
    Organe d’assemblage constitué d’une tige filetée dont une des extrémités est libre, l'autre étant constituée d'une partie permettant l’entraînement de l'ensemble pour le serrage ou le blocage de la tige et d'un écrou.
  5. 5
    Vis à queue plate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Estacas o estaquillas de hierro, ce sont de grosses chevilles ou broches de fer pour joindre des pièces de bois, des boulons
  2. Trois Boulons, pour river l'Affût; deux à tête plate, & l'autre à tête ronde

This word in other languages

perno(Español)Bolzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboulon
  • boluon
  • boullon
  • boulno
  • boulonn
  • bouoln
  • buolon
  • obulon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bboulon1boluon2boullon1boulno2boulonn1bouoln2buolon2obulon2
Edit distance from "boulon"

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 "boulon"?
"boulon" is spelled B-O-U-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.lɔ̃\.
What does "boulon" mean?
As a noun, "boulon" means: Cheville avec tête ronde, bout percé et clavette, pour arrêter une poutre.
What words are commonly confused with "boulon"?
"boulon" is commonly confused with "boulot", "bouton", "boutin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boulon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boulon" is \bu.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boulon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brasil#36,736bomber#36,728brigue#36,739buveur#36,744

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Açores8 variantsébloui8 variantsVesoul8 variantstôles8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list