bouriner
\bu.ʁi.ne\
The verdict
“bouriner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'occuper vaguement, jouer la montre. (Une note de bas de page de l'édition de 1844 indique : "Muser, perdre du temps pour en gagner").
Corpus desk
Index FR-bouriner · bouriner · French
bouriner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bouriner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bu.ʁi.ne\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bouriner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bouriner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bu.ʁi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bouriner, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bouriner, spelled B-O-U-R-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1S'occuper vaguement, jouer la montre. (Une note de bas de page de l'édition de 1844 indique : "Muser, perdre du temps pour en gagner").
- 2Travailler, s’occuper, à des occupations diverses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bouriner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Marsillat fit ses adieux, et alla détacher son cheval pour partir, mais il eut soin de casser une courroie, ce qui le força de demander une ficelle à la Gothe, un couteau à Jeanne, un mot à Claudie, et de bouriner et à fafioter, comme disait cette dernière, huit ou dix minutes autour de la maison.
Maurice s’est blessé au doigt avec une alêne, on le soigne. Il bourine quand même.
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.