buffleterie

\by.flə.tʁi\

/\by.flə.tʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“buffleterie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Les diverses bandes et courroie, généralement de cuir de buffle, qui font partie d’un équipement de soldat et qui servent à porter les armes et le fourniment.

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Index FR-buffleterie · buffleterie · French

buffleterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 buffleterie
PropertyValue
Headwordbuffleterie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\by.flə.tʁi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « buffleterie » en français

buffleteriesiège 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

buffleterie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.flə.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Les diverses bandes et courroie, généralement de cuir de buffle, qui font partie d’un équipement de soldat et qui servent à porter les armes et le fourniment.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for buffleterie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is buffleterie, spelled B-U-F-F-L-E-T-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Les diverses bandes et courroie, généralement de cuir de buffle, qui font partie d’un équipement de soldat et qui servent à porter les armes et le fourniment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’effet de la gendarmerie, quand elle arrivait dans un village, avec ses armes luisantes et ses belles buffleteries, était immense. Tout le monde pleurait.
  2. Elle portait un tablier blanc de bonne, un long fichu écartelé en buffleterie sur la poitrine, des demi-bottes de soldat prussien.

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 "buffleterie"?
"buffleterie" is spelled B-U-F-F-L-E-T-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \by.flə.tʁi\.
What does "buffleterie" mean?
As a noun, "buffleterie" means: Les diverses bandes et courroie, généralement de cuir de buffle, qui font partie d’un équipement de soldat et qui servent à porter les armes et le fourniment.
How do you pronounce "buffleterie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buffleterie" is \by.flə.tʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buffleterie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list