bourré comme un coing
\bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃\
The verdict
“bourré comme un coing” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Complètement ivre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bourre-comme-un-coing · bourré comme un coing · French
bourré comme un coing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 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 coing |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bourré comme un coing 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: "Complètement ivre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bourré comme un coing in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bourré comme un coing, spelled B-O-U-R-R-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Complètement ivre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bourré comme un coing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parce que le père de Cyril était copain comme cochon avec Georges et que les deux ensemble, ils se pichaient la calebasse ! — Ils quoi ? — Ils se pichaient la calebasse . Ils étaient ronds comme des queues de pelle , bourrés comme des coings , quoi !
Ce n’était pas grave : sobre comme un chameau ou bourré comme un coing, il arrivait toujours à ensorceler son public.
This word in other languages
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