bourgeoisie

\buʁ.ʒwa.zi\

/\buʁ.ʒwa.zi\/ noun

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The verdict

“bourgeoisie” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,124. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,124
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de celui qui était bourgeois d’une ville.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourgeoisie · bourgeoisie · French

bourgeoisie · rank #9,124 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,124
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bulletins

Nearest frequency peer: bulletins (+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 « bourgeoisie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bourgeoisie » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bourgeoisie vs bourgeois
82% similar
bourgeoisie vs bourgeoise
91% similar
bourgeoisie vs bourgeoises
82% similar

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

Key facts for bourgeoisie
PropertyValue
Headwordbourgeoisie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\buʁ.ʒwa.zi\
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,124
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bourgeoisie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bourgeoisiese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bulletins » (#9,125), « barrages » (#9,122), « bétail » (#9,126). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bourgeoisie » est au #9,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bourgeoisie (IPA \buʁ.ʒwa.zi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,124 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bourgeoisie, with forms such as "bbourgeoisie", "borugeoisie", and "bougreoisie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bourgeois", "bourgeoise", "bourgeoises", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bourgeoisie, spelled B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de celui qui était bourgeois d’une ville.
  2. 2
    Classe qui détient des richesses.
  3. 3
    Classe sociale qui détient les moyens de production.
  4. 4
    Pièce de théâtre ayant pour cadre le milieu de la bourgeoisie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La bourgeoisie de cette manière est le centre du triangle que forme la noblesse imposant ses opinions, le clergé les prêchant, et le peuple les acceptant.
  2. Peter Schwarber fut même déchu de ses droits de bourgeoisie et banni de la ville.

Synonyms

optimatie

Antonyms

aristocratienoblesseprolétariat

This word in other languages

bourgeoisie(English)burguesía(Español)Bourgeoisie(Deutsch)burguesia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbourgeoisie
  • borugeoisie
  • bougreoisie
  • bouregoisie
  • bourgeiosie
  • bourgeoiise
  • bourgeoisei
  • bourgeoissie
  • bourgeosiie
  • bourggeoisie
  • bourgoeisie
  • bourrgeoisie
  • buorgeoisie
  • oburgeoisie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bourgeoisie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbourgeoisie1borugeoisie2bougreoisie2bouregoisie2bourgeiosie2bourgeoiise2bourgeoisei2bourgeoissie1
Edit distance from "bourgeoisie"

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 "bourgeoisie"?
"bourgeoisie" is spelled B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \buʁ.ʒwa.zi\.
What does "bourgeoisie" mean?
As a noun, "bourgeoisie" means: Qualité de celui qui était bourgeois d’une ville.
What words are commonly confused with "bourgeoisie"?
"bourgeoisie" is commonly confused with "bourgeois", "bourgeoise", "bourgeoises". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bourgeoisie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourgeoisie" is \buʁ.ʒwa.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourgeoisie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

admiration14 variantsconstance14 variantsvainqueurs14 variantsformulaire14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list