bousier

\bu.zje\

/\bu.zje\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coléoptère qui vit des excréments des animaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bousier · bousier · French

bousier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 bousier
PropertyValue
Headwordbousier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.zje\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bousier » en français

bousierreste 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

bousier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.zje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coléoptère qui vit des excréments des animaux.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bousier in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bousier, spelled B-O-U-S-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coléoptère qui vit des excréments des animaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y avait des mouches de toutes tailles, des insectes et même un bousier !

This word in other languages

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 "bousier"?
"bousier" is spelled B-O-U-S-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.zje\.
What does "bousier" mean?
As a noun, "bousier" means: Coléoptère qui vit des excréments des animaux.
How do you pronounce "bousier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bousier" is \bu.zje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bousier" come from?
"bousier" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list