buccin
\byk.sɛ̃\
The verdict
“buccin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre de mollusques à coquille univalve en forme de cornet et tournée en spirale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-buccin · buccin · French
buccin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | buccin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \byk.sɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « buccin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
buccin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \byk.sɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
buccin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is buccin, spelled B-U-C-C-I-N.
Definition
- 1Genre de mollusques à coquille univalve en forme de cornet et tournée en spirale.
- 2Instrument à vent, de la famille des cuivres, utilisé dans l’armée de la Rome antique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buccin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On trouve des buccins dans la mer, dans les rivières et dans la terre.
Les corneilles cherchent des buccins à marée basse, en choisissant d’habitude les plus gros.
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.