bourre

\buʁ\

/\buʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bourre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,887
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amas de poils détachés de la peau de certains animaux à poil ras, tels que les bovins, les chevaux, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourre · bourre · French

bourre · rank #17,887 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bouffon

Nearest frequency peer: bouffon (-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 « bourre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bourre » 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).

bourre vs bure
67% similar
bourre vs burke
67% similar
bourre vs bouse
67% similar

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

Key facts for bourre
PropertyValue
Headwordbourre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\buʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,887
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bourre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bourrese 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 « bouffon » (#17,886), « bros » (#17,888), « bikini » (#17,885). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bourre » est au #17,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bourre (IPA \buʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,887 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bourre, with forms such as "bbourre", "borure", and "boure". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bure", "burke", "bouse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bourre, spelled B-O-U-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amas de poils détachés de la peau de certains animaux à poil ras, tels que les bovins, les chevaux, etc.
  2. 2
    Partie la plus grossière du cocon, celle qui ne se dévide pas.
  3. 3
    Remplissage superflu, bourrage.
  4. 4
    Ce qu’on met par-dessus la charge d’une cartouche de fusil.
  5. 5
    Duvet qui couvre les bourgeons de quelques arbres et arbrisseaux, lorsqu’ils commencent à pousser. → voir débourrer
  6. 6
    Jeune âge, par analogie avec celui qui précède le débourrage chez les chevaux.
  7. 7
    Couverture végétale de la toiture de certaines maisons → voir bourrine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La bourre sert à garnir des selles, des bâts, des tabourets, etc.
  2. Bourre de laine ou bourre lanice, partie la plus grossière de la laine.

This word in other languages

lint(English)borra(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbourre
  • borure
  • boure
  • bourer
  • buorre
  • oburre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bourre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbourre1borure2boure1bourer2buorre2oburre2
Edit distance from "bourre"

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 "bourre"?
"bourre" is spelled B-O-U-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \buʁ\.
What does "bourre" mean?
As a noun, "bourre" means: Amas de poils détachés de la peau de certains animaux à poil ras, tels que les bovins, les chevaux, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "bourre"?
"bourre" is commonly confused with "bure", "burke", "bouse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bourre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourre" is \buʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourre" come from?
"bourre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bikini#17,885brunet#17,889bailey#17,883cadran#17,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

bros6 variantsCody6 variantsvoyou6 variantsdong6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list