Bourassa

\bu.ʁa.sa\

/\bu.ʁa.sa\/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Bourassa” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,913
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourassa · Bourassa · French

Bourassa · rank #25,913 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,913
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH borgne

Nearest frequency peer: borgne (-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 « Bourassa »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Bourassa » 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
Key facts for Bourassa
PropertyValue
HeadwordBourassa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bu.ʁa.sa\
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,913
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Bourassa »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Bourassase 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 « borgne » (#25,912), « bourrer » (#25,914), « boo » (#25,911). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Bourassa » est au #25,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bourassa (IPA \bu.ʁa.sa\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,913 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bourassa, with forms such as "bbourassa", "boruassa", and "bouarssa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Bourassa, spelled B-O-U-R-A-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le 2 octobre 1996, à l'aube, Robert Bourassa s'éteint. Le cancer qu'il combat depuis plusieurs années a eu raison de lui.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbourassa
  • boruassa
  • bouarssa
  • bourasa
  • bourasas
  • bourrassa
  • boursasa
  • buorassa
  • oburassa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbourassa1boruassa2bouarssa2bourasa1bourasas2bourrassa1boursasa2buorassa2
Edit distance from "Bourassa"

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 "Bourassa"?
"Bourassa" is spelled B-O-U-R-A-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʁa.sa\.
What does "Bourassa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bourassa" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Bourassa"?
Common misspellings include "bbourassa", "boruassa", "bouarssa", "bourasa", "bourasas". The correct spelling is "Bourassa".
How do you pronounce "Bourassa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bourassa" is \bu.ʁa.sa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bourassa" come from?
"Bourassa" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blaireau#25,907caméléon#25,919clôtures#25,929assimile#25,890

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

borgne9 variantscafard9 variantscahors9 variantsartist9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list