boutiquier

\bu.ti.kje\

/\bu.ti.kje\/ noun

The verdict

“boutiquier” 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) - Marchand qui est en boutique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boutiquier · boutiquier · French

boutiquier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for boutiquier
PropertyValue
Headwordboutiquier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bu.ti.kje\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boutiquier » en français

boutiquierreste 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

boutiquier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.ti.kje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marchand qui est en boutique.".

boutiquier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is boutiquier, spelled B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marchand qui est en boutique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout son être se révoltait à la pensée d’épouser un de […] ces petits boutiquiers contents d’eux, ces intendants soupçonneux et méprisants qui venaient parfois rendre visite à son grand-père et la soupesaient des yeux, comme si elle eût été un animal à vendre.
  2. Maintenant qu’il fait des bassesses pour devenir boutiquier, il me dégoûte.

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 "boutiquier"?
"boutiquier" is spelled B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.ti.kje\.
What does "boutiquier" mean?
As a noun, "boutiquier" means: Marchand qui est en boutique.
How do you pronounce "boutiquier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boutiquier" is \bu.ti.kje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boutiquier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list