boustiffe
\bus.tif\
The verdict
“boustiffe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nourriture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-boustiffe · boustiffe · French
boustiffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boustiffe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bus.tif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « boustiffe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
boustiffe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bus.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nourriture.".
No misspelling variants are generated for boustiffe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boustiffe, spelled B-O-U-S-T-I-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Nourriture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boustiffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Et quand est-ce que vous ferez quelque chose pour le pinard et la boustiffe ? »
J’ajoute, un peu plus tard, en attaquant la boustiffe : — si vous aviez vu sa tête, à Dany Darnys, devant les photos en question.
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.