bredouillement

\bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\

/\bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“bredouillement” 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) - Action de bredouiller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bredouillement · bredouillement · French

bredouillement · 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.

Key facts for bredouillement
PropertyValue
Headwordbredouillement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bredouillement » en français

bredouillementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bredouillement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bredouillement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bredouillement, spelled B-R-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de bredouiller.
  2. 2
    Trouble particulier de la phonation qui se caractérise par des paroles rapides et, ou, un mélange d’idées, produisant un télescopage de syllabes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le même bredouillement de syllabes se fit entendre, couvert par les huées de la classe.
  2. Elle n’en put rien tirer d’abord, que ces bredouillements apeurés.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bredouillement"?
"bredouillement" is spelled B-R-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\.
What does "bredouillement" mean?
As a noun, "bredouillement" means: Action de bredouiller.
How do you pronounce "bredouillement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bredouillement" is \bʁə.duj.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bredouillement" come from?
"bredouillement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list