bourguignons

\buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\

/\buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“bourguignons” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,078
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de bourguignon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourguignons · bourguignons · French

bourguignons · rank #30,078 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,078
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bottom

Nearest frequency peer: bottom (-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 « bourguignons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bourguignons » 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).

bourguignons vs bourguignon
92% similar
bourguignons vs bourguignonne
85% similar

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

Key facts for bourguignons
PropertyValue
Headwordbourguignons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,078
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bourguignons »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bourguignonsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bottom » (#30,077), « Bousquet » (#30,079), « bosco » (#30,076). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bourguignons » est au #30,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around bourguignons (IPA \buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,078 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de bourguignon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for bourguignons, with forms such as "bbourguignons", "boruguignons", and "bougruignons". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bourguignon", "bourguignonne", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bourguignons, spelled B-O-U-R-G-U-I-G-N-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de bourguignon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Or, dans les ménages morvandiauds et bourguignons, la plus légère douleur, le plus petit tressaillement de nerfs est un prétexte à vin cuit.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbourguignons
  • boruguignons
  • bougruignons
  • bourgguignons
  • bourgiugnons
  • bourguginons
  • bourguiggnons
  • bourguignnons
  • bourguignnos
  • bourguignonns
  • bourguignonss
  • bourguignosn
  • bourguigonns
  • bourguingons
  • bourrguignons
  • bourugignons
  • buorguignons
  • oburguignons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bourguignons - 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.

bbourguignons1boruguignons2bougruignons2bourgguignons1bourgiugnons2bourguginons2bourguiggnons1bourguignnons1
Edit distance from "bourguignons"

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 "bourguignons"?
"bourguignons" is spelled B-O-U-R-G-U-I-G-N-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\.
What does "bourguignons" mean?
As an adjective, "bourguignons" means: Masculin pluriel de bourguignon.
What words are commonly confused with "bourguignons"?
"bourguignons" is commonly confused with "bourguignon", "bourguignonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bourguignons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourguignons" is \buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourguignons" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

ressemblerait18 variantsredoublement18 variantsintercommunal18 variantsIntermarché18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list