bouton de manchette
\bu.tɔ̃ də mɑ̃.ʃɛt\
The verdict
“bouton de manchette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attache décorative utilisée pour maintenir la manche d’une chemise quand celle-ci a deux fentes surpiquées sur un poignet mousquetaire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bouton de manchette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bu.tɔ̃ də mɑ̃.ʃɛt\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bouton de manchette” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bouton de manchette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.tɔ̃ də mɑ̃.ʃɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attache décorative utilisée pour maintenir la manche d’une chemise quand celle-ci a deux fentes surpiquées sur un poignet mousquetaire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bouton de manchette, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bouton de manchette, spelled B-O-U-T-O-N- -D-E- -M-A-N-C-H-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Attache décorative utilisée pour maintenir la manche d’une chemise quand celle-ci a deux fentes surpiquées sur un poignet mousquetaire.
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.
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Using “bouton de manchette”
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- The one correct French spelling is B-O-U-T-O-N- -D-E- -M-A-N-C-H-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.