Boutros

\bu.tʁɔs\

/\bu.tʁɔs\/ name

The verdict

“Boutros” is uncommon French (frequency #67,335 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,335
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boutros · Boutros · French

Boutros · rank #67,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,335
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bougeaient

Nearest frequency peer: bougeaient (-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 « Boutros »

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 « Boutros » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Boutros
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoutros
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bu.tʁɔs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Boutros » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « bougeaient » (#67,334), « brame » (#67,336), « bouffi » (#67,333). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Boutros » est au #67,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Boutros is uncommon French at frequency #67,335 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \bu.tʁɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Boutros in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Boutros, spelled B-O-U-T-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce n’est pas pour ta pomme, Boutros, déclara-t-elle sur un ton de mépris et en traduisant son prénom en arabe.

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 "Boutros"?
"Boutros" is spelled B-O-U-T-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bu.tʁɔs\.
What does "Boutros" mean?
As a proper noun, "Boutros" means: Prénom masculin.
How do you pronounce "Boutros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boutros" is \bu.tʁɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list