bugadière

\by.ɡa.djɛʁ\

/\by.ɡa.djɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuve en maçonnerie pour faire le savon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bugadiere · bugadière · French

bugadière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 bugadière
PropertyValue
Headwordbugadière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\by.ɡa.djɛʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bugadière » en français

bugadièresiège 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

bugadière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.ɡa.djɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

bugadière has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bugadière, spelled B-U-G-A-D-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuve en maçonnerie pour faire le savon.
  2. 2
    Lavandière, buandière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les draps en toile de lin, les chemises et les serviettes macéraient dans une grosse lessiveuse, la bugadière.
  2. En contraste à cet apparat, le vieux Nice offrait ses tuiles brûlées et ses pierres blanches : à l’embouchure du tortueux Paillon, la petite rivière clownesque sautillante jusqu’aux galets de la grève, des bugadières troublaient l’eau de leurs lessives.

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 "bugadière"?
"bugadière" is spelled B-U-G-A-D-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \by.ɡa.djɛʁ\.
What does "bugadière" mean?
As a noun, "bugadière" means: Cuve en maçonnerie pour faire le savon.
How do you pronounce "bugadière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bugadière" is \by.ɡa.djɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bugadière" come from?
"bugadière" 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