bouquet

\bu.kɛ\

/\bu.kɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“bouquet” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,073 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,073
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assemblage de fleurs coupées et serrées les unes contre les autres.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bouquet vs bouvet
71% similar
bouquet vs bouquin
71% similar
bouquet vs briquet
71% similar

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

Key facts for bouquet
PropertyValue
Headwordbouquet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.kɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,073
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bouquet” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bouquet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bouquet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bu.kɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,073 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bouquet, with forms such as "bbouquet", "boquuet", and "bouqeut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "bouvet", "bouquin", "briquet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bouquet, spelled B-O-U-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblage de fleurs coupées et serrées les unes contre les autres.
  2. 2
    Petit faisceau de plantes aromatiques culinaires.
  3. 3
    Ensemble d’arbres formant un bosquet.
  4. 4
    Peuplement de moins de 50 ares.
  5. 5
    Assemblage de choses liées ou qui tiennent naturellement l’une avec l’autre.
  6. 6
    Paquet de différentes pièces d’artifice qui partent ensemble.
  7. 7
    Ce qu’il y a de mieux et qui a été réservé pour la fin dans un récit, une fête…
  8. 8
    Désagrément qui vient s’ajouter à une série de mauvaises nouvelles.
  9. 9
    Sensation olfactive parvenant à la cavité nasale par l’arrière, depuis la gorge. Parfum du vin, sensible à la fois à l'odorat et au goût, qui distingue certaines de ses qualités.
  10. 10
    Petit texte en vers adressé à une personne le jour de son anniversaire.
  11. 11
    Capital versé par l’acheteur dans le cadre d’une rente viagère.
  12. 12
    Variété d’artichaut, de couleur violette, récolté avant maturité.
  13. 13
    Ensemble de chaînes de télévision regroupées dans une offre commerciale.
  14. 14
    Réunion de deux espaces topologiques en identifiant un de leurs points.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbouquet,boquuet,bouqeut,bouqquet,bouquett,bouqute,bouuqet,buoquet,obuquet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bouquet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbouquet1boquuet2bouqeut2bouqquet1bouquett1bouqute2bouuqet2buoquet2
Edit distance from "bouquet"

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 "bouquet"?
"bouquet" is spelled B-O-U-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.kɛ\.
What does "bouquet" mean?
As a noun, "bouquet" means: Assemblage de fleurs coupées et serrées les unes contre les autres.
What words are commonly confused with "bouquet"?
"bouquet" is commonly confused with "bouvet", "bouquin", "briquet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bouquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bouquet" is \bu.kɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bouquet" come from?
"bouquet" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bouquet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-Q-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bu.kɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bouvet” - see the side-by-side comparison. bouquet vs bouvet
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list