bugne
\byɲ\
The verdict
“bugne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beignet boursouflé par la friture et servi saupoudré de sucre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bugne · bugne · French
bugne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | bugne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \byɲ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bugne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bugne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \byɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bugne in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bugne, spelled B-U-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Beignet boursouflé par la friture et servi saupoudré de sucre.
- 2Déformation d’une carrosserie à la suite d’une collision. D’où le verbe bugner (« cabosser »).
- 3Coup de poing.
- 4Idiot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bugne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant aux bugnes lyonnaises, si le nom et la chose plaisent, c’est que la bugne est un matefaim qui a suivi les modifications de notre goût et de nos faiblesses. C’est le matefaim approprié à notre tempérament.
Comment se fabriquent les bugnes ? L’on sait que c’est une poignée de pâte, façonnée en couronne et frite dans l’huile.
Synonyms
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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.