boutoir
\bu.twaʁ\
The verdict
“boutoir” is uncommon French (frequency #76,378 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,378
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie supérieure du groin avec laquelle le sanglier et le porc fouissent la terre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boutoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bu.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boutoir” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
boutoir is uncommon French at frequency #76,378 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for boutoir in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boutoir, spelled B-O-U-T-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Partie supérieure du groin avec laquelle le sanglier et le porc fouissent la terre.
- 2Instrument avec lequel les maréchaux-ferrants enlèvent la corne superflue du pied d’un cheval avant de le ferrer.
- 3Outil servant à creuser les sabots.
- 4Outil qui sert aux corroyeurs à racler le cuir lors d'une opération nommée butage. → voir butoir.
- 5Nom donné à l’extrémité du groin du sanglier. On le précise dans le blasonnement quand il est d’un émail différent.
- 6Pénis.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “boutoir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-T-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bu.twaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.