boulotter
\bu.lɔ.te\
The verdict
“boulotter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manger ; bouffer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-boulotter · boulotter · French
boulotter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | boulotter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bu.lɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « boulotter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
boulotter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bu.lɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
boulotter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boulotter, spelled B-O-U-L-O-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Manger ; bouffer.
- 2Avaler.
- 3Travailler, faire un boulot, boulonner.
- 4Vivoter, aller doucement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boulotter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du lit nuptial au bobinard, il n’y eut alors qu’un pas que les péripatéticiennes vénitiennes familières du Ponte delle Tette, le pont des Tétons, eurent vite fait de franchir, boulottant du tiramisu pour se donner du nerf à l’ouvrage, tout comme leurs clients, soucieux de « tirer vers le haut » ce qui tendait à fléchir…
Ces saloperies-là m’ont encore boulotté ma bidoche. Attends, que je réappâte.
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.