bouton de rose
\bu.tɔ̃ də ʁoz\
The verdict
“bouton de rose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bourgeon de la rose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bouton-de-rose · bouton de rose · French
bouton de rose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | bouton de rose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bu.tɔ̃ də ʁoz\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bouton de rose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bouton de rose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bu.tɔ̃ də ʁoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bouton de rose, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bouton de rose, spelled B-O-U-T-O-N- -D-E- -R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Bourgeon de la rose.
- 2Jeune fille charmante.
- 3Bout des tétons d’une femme.
- 4Le clitoris.
- 5Bulle banderole, mollusque dont la coquille est marquée de bandes roses et blanches bordées de noir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bouton de rose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Je vous imaginais conservé dans du vinaigre, et vous voici pétant de santé comme un bouton de rose ! »
On ne parlait dans le bal que du joli bouton de rose : partout on lui donnait ce nom ; c’était à qui danserait avec elle. Sa simplicité […] la faisait remarquer parmi toutes les femmes brillantes, qui répétaient à leur tour, mais avec un dépit concentré : « C’est vraiment un bouton de rose. »
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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.