bouloter
\bu.lɔ.te\
The verdict
“bouloter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Travailler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bouloter · bouloter · French
bouloter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | bouloter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bu.lɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bouloter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bouloter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bu.lɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Travailler.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bouloter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bouloter, spelled B-O-U-L-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Travailler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bouloter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle devait avoir un petit magot, quelques sous d’amassés depuis le temps qu’elle servait chez sa vieille demoiselle ; et avec ce qu’il gagnait, lui, ils vivraient à l’aise et « bouloteraient. »
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.