bousculait

\bus.ky.lɛ\

/\bus.ky.lɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“bousculait” is uncommon French (frequency #95,620 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,620
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe bousculer.

Key facts for bousculait
PropertyValue
Headwordbousculait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bus.ky.lɛ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bousculait” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bousculait lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bousculait is uncommon French at frequency #95,620 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bus.ky.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe bousculer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bousculait in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bousculait, spelled B-O-U-S-C-U-L-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe bousculer.

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 "bousculait"?
"bousculait" is spelled B-O-U-S-C-U-L-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bus.ky.lɛ\.
What does "bousculait" mean?
As a verb, "bousculait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe bousculer.
How do you pronounce "bousculait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bousculait" is \bus.ky.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bousculait" come from?
"bousculait" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bousculait”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-S-C-U-L-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bus.ky.lɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list