bourré comme un cartable

\bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\

/\bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“bourré comme un cartable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Complètement ivre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourre-comme-un-cartable · bourré comme un cartable · French

bourré comme un cartable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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.

Key facts for bourré comme un cartable
PropertyValue
Headwordbourré comme un cartable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bourré comme un cartable » en français

bourré comme un cartablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bourré comme un cartable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Complètement ivre.".

bourré comme un cartable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bourré comme un cartable, spelled B-O-U-R-R-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-A-R-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Complètement ivre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y a pas à dire, même bourré comme un cartable, Oscar, il avait quand même une sorte de classe, dans son genre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bourré comme un cartable"?
"bourré comme un cartable" is spelled B-O-U-R-R-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-A-R-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\.
What does "bourré comme un cartable" mean?
As an adjective, "bourré comme un cartable" means: Complètement ivre.
How do you pronounce "bourré comme un cartable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourré comme un cartable" is \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kaʁ.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list