boustifaille
\bus.ti.faj\
The verdict
“boustifaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repas copieux, bombance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-boustifaille · boustifaille · French
boustifaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | boustifaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bus.ti.faj\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
boustifaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bus.ti.faj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for boustifaille in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is boustifaille, spelled B-O-U-S-T-I-F-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Repas copieux, bombance.
- 2Nourriture, mangeaille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boustifaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mes amis, autrefois, dans cet aimable autrefois, on se mariait savamment ; on faisait un bon contrat, ensuite une bonne boustifaille.
Après cette boustifaille une sieste s’impose!
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.