bousilleur

\bu.zi.jœʁ\

/\bu.zi.jœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui bousille, au propre et au figuré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bousilleur · bousilleur · French

bousilleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 bousilleur
PropertyValue
Headwordbousilleur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.zi.jœʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bousilleur » en français

bousilleurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bousilleur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.zi.jœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui bousille, au propre et au figuré.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bousilleur in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bousilleur, spelled B-O-U-S-I-L-L-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui bousille, au propre et au figuré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce n’est point pour une baderne aux doigts gourds comme Savary, ce n’est pas pour ce novice en diplomatie, qu’il a créé, pendant dix ans, cet instrument magnifiquement accordé, ce n’est pas pour qu’un bousilleur s’en serve maladroitement et se prévale, comme étant son œuvre, de ce que son prédécesseur a construit à force de jours et de nuits d’un pénible…

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 "bousilleur"?
"bousilleur" is spelled B-O-U-S-I-L-L-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.zi.jœʁ\.
What does "bousilleur" mean?
As a noun, "bousilleur" means: Celui qui bousille, au propre et au figuré.
How do you pronounce "bousilleur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bousilleur" is \bu.zi.jœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bousilleur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list