boutonneux

\bu.tɔ.nø\

/\bu.tɔ.nø\/ adj

The verdict

“boutonneux” is uncommon French (frequency #57,123 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,123
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a beaucoup de boutons sur la peau, surtout en parlant d’une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boutonneux · boutonneux · French

boutonneux · rank #57,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,123
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bourrelet

Nearest frequency peer: bourrelet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « boutonneux »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « boutonneux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boutonneux
PropertyValue
Headwordboutonneux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bu.tɔ.nø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boutonneux » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).boutonneuxtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « bourrelet » (#57,122), « braz » (#57,124), « boulle » (#57,121). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « boutonneux » est au #57,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boutonneux is uncommon French at frequency #57,123 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bu.tɔ.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boutonneux, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boutonneux, spelled B-O-U-T-O-N-N-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a beaucoup de boutons sur la peau, surtout en parlant d’une personne.
  2. 2
    Qualifiant une maladie provoquant une éruption de boutons.
  3. 3
    Se dit d'un textile dont la trame est inégale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est immobile sur son coussin ; son visage est rouge et boutonneux, ses yeux sont à moitié fermés, il a l’air de s’ennuyer.
  2. Elle est sortie en pleurant sous les applaudissements de quelques crétins boutonneux.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boutonneux"?
"boutonneux" is spelled B-O-U-T-O-N-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.tɔ.nø\.
What does "boutonneux" mean?
As an adjective, "boutonneux" means: Qui a beaucoup de boutons sur la peau, surtout en parlant d’une personne.
How do you pronounce "boutonneux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boutonneux" is \bu.tɔ.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boutonneux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boutonneux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list