bourgeoise
French, noun/buʁ.ʒwaz/
bourgeoise is spelled B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-E (10 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written French, the 11,928th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bourgeoise is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of bourgeois” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme de condition aisée et fière de cet état de chose”.
What does bourgeoise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of bourgeois
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bourgeois
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme de condition aisée et fière de cet état de chose. 2. Citoyenne d’une ville. 3. Maîtresse de maison ; épouse. 4. Sorte de tulipe d’un rouge vif.
noun: 1. Habitante de Bourg, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Marne. 2. Habitante de Bourg-Charente, commune française située dans le département de la Charente.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bourgeoise
- bourgeoises plural
- bourgeois masculine
- Bourgeoises plural
- Bourgeois masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bourgeoise?
- /buʁ.ʒwaz/
- \buʁ.ʒwaz\
- [buʁ.ʒwaz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bourgeoise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bourgeoise in French?
bourgeoise appears 4.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).