bourrasques

\bu.ʁask\

/\bu.ʁask\/ noun

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The verdict

“bourrasques” is uncommon French (frequency #55,100 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,100
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de bourrasque.

Key facts for bourrasques
PropertyValue
Headwordbourrasques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.ʁask\
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,100
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bourrasques” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bourrasques lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bourrasques is uncommon French at frequency #55,100 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.ʁask\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de bourrasque.".

bourrasques doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bourrasques, spelled B-O-U-R-R-A-S-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bourrasque.

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 "bourrasques"?
"bourrasques" is spelled B-O-U-R-R-A-S-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʁask\.
What does "bourrasques" mean?
As a noun, "bourrasques" means: Pluriel de bourrasque.
How do you pronounce "bourrasques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourrasques" is \bu.ʁask\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourrasques" come from?
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Using “bourrasques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-R-R-A-S-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bu.ʁask\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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