bourride

\bu.ʁid\

/\bu.ʁid\/ noun

The verdict

“bourride” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plat traditionnel du sud de la France à base de poissons de mer, proche de la bouillabaisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bourride · bourride · French

bourride · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 bourride
PropertyValue
Headwordbourride
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.ʁid\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bourride » en français

bourridereste 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

bourride is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plat traditionnel du sud de la France à base de poissons de mer, proche de la bouillabaisse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for bourride in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bourride, spelled B-O-U-R-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plat traditionnel du sud de la France à base de poissons de mer, proche de la bouillabaisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plat de pauvres à l’origine, la bourride de baudroie se fait de plus en plus avec des queues de lotte de l’Atlantique, la baudroie entière de Méditerranée étant de plus en plus rare et chère, au grand dam des puristes : c’est la tête qui donne son goût à la bourride et le foie sert à lier la sauce et à relever les croûtons aillés !
  2. Je « m’appuierais », comme dirait Briand, deux ou trois rougets ornés de leur propre foie, peuchère, et une bourride lactescente et parfumée, suivie, selon le conseil excellent de Maurras, d’un gigot d’agneau aux petits pois.

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 "bourride"?
"bourride" is spelled B-O-U-R-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ʁid\.
What does "bourride" mean?
As a noun, "bourride" means: Plat traditionnel du sud de la France à base de poissons de mer, proche de la bouillabaisse.
How do you pronounce "bourride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bourride" is \bu.ʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bourride" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list