bourdon de pèlerin

\buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\

/\buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“bourdon de pèlerin” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meuble représentant un bâton de pèlerin dans des armoiries. Il est généralement représenté en pal. À rapprocher de bâton de prieur, bâton prieural, bourdon et crosse.

Key facts for bourdon de pèlerin
PropertyValue
Headwordbourdon de pèlerin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bourdon de pèlerin” sits in French frequency

bourdon de pèlerin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bourdon de pèlerin is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Meuble représentant un bâton de pèlerin dans des armoiries. Il est généralement représenté en pal. À rapprocher de bâton de prieur, bâton prieural, bourdon et crosse.".

bourdon de pèlerin has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bourdon de pèlerin, spelled B-O-U-R-D-O-N- -D-E- -P-È-L-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meuble représentant un bâton de pèlerin dans des armoiries. Il est généralement représenté en pal. À rapprocher de bâton de prieur, bâton prieural, bourdon et crosse.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bourdon de pèlerin"?
"bourdon de pèlerin" is spelled B-O-U-R-D-O-N- -D-E- -P-È-L-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\.
What does "bourdon de pèlerin" mean?
As a noun, "bourdon de pèlerin" means: Meuble représentant un bâton de pèlerin dans des armoiries. Il est généralement représenté en pal. À rapprocher de bâton de prieur, bâton prieural, bourdon et crosse.
How do you pronounce "bourdon de pèlerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourdon de pèlerin" is \buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourdon de pèlerin" come from?
"bourdon de pèlerin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bourdon de pèlerin”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-R-D-O-N- -D-E- -P-È-L-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \buʁ.dɔ̃ də pɛl.ʁɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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