bourré comme un coin
\bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃\
The verdict
“bourré comme un coin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de bourré comme un coing.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bourre-comme-un-coin · bourré comme un coin · French
bourré comme un coin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | bourré comme un coin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bourré comme un coin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bourré comme un coin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de bourré comme un coing.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bourré comme un coin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bourré comme un coin, spelled B-O-U-R-R-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de bourré comme un coing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bourré comme un coin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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