buffet
\by.fɛ\
The verdict
“buffet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,356
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meuble massif composé de tiroirs, placards et étagères, qui sert à entreposer l’argenterie, la vaisselle ou le linge de table.
Corpus desk
Index FR-buffet · buffet · French
buffet · rank #11,356 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,356
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH bombardements
Nearest frequency peer: bombardements (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “buffet”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Boeing
Boeing
88,648 corpus weight
- boeuf
boeuf
88,647 corpus weight
- bombardemen…
bombardements
88,646 corpus weight
- buffet
buffet
88,645 corpus weight
- bénin
bénin
88,644 corpus weight
- cadet
cadet
88,643 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “buffet” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | buffet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \by.fɛ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “buffet” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around buffet (IPA \by.fɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,356 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for buffet, with forms such as "bbuffet", "bfufet", and "bufeft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Buffon", "buffle", "bullet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is buffet, spelled B-U-F-F-E-T.
Definition
- 1Meuble massif composé de tiroirs, placards et étagères, qui sert à entreposer l’argenterie, la vaisselle ou le linge de table.
- 2Table où sont proposés des plats en libre-service.
- 3Réception où les convives se servent eux-mêmes.
- 4Ensemble d'idées ou de concepts hétéroclites parmi lesquels tout intéressé pourra choisir.
- 5Snack, bar restaurant installé dans les gares de chemins de fer où les voyageurs trouvent soit un repas préparé, soit des provisions à emporter.
- 6Menuiserie où sont renfermées les orgues ou un jeu d’orgue en particulier. Ou petit orgue tout entier.
- 7Table de pierre ou de marbre qui supporte plusieurs bassins en gradins où l’eau descend en nappes, en cascades, etc.
- 8Ventre, torse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buffet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur le buffet, rien qu’une chaîne hi-fi et un flacon d’ambre solaire entamé.
Il n’y avait pas de souper à ce bal, mais il y avait un buffet très bien garni.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbuffet
- bfufet
- bufeft
- bufet
- buffett
- buffte
- ubffet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of buffet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "buffet", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "buffet" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Buffon". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,356 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.