bulk

\bœlk\

/\bœlk\/ noun

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The verdict

“bulk” is uncommon French (frequency #82,752 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,752
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mélange grossier de plusieurs engrais simples, pour en faire un engrais composé.

Key facts for bulk
PropertyValue
Headwordbulk
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bœlk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#82,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bulk” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bulk lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bulk is uncommon French at frequency #82,752 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bœlk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bulk, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bulk, spelled B-U-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mélange grossier de plusieurs engrais simples, pour en faire un engrais composé.
  2. 2
    Vente en vrac d’ordinateurs ou de pièces détachées d’ordinateurs, généralement en version OEM, sans boîte ni manuel, normalement destinés à être conditionnés pour une revente au détail.
  3. 3
    (théorie des cordes) Espace-temps complet à 4 + n (n= 6 à 21 selon les théories) dimensions.

Antonyms

retail

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bulk"?
"bulk" is spelled B-U-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is \bœlk\.
What does "bulk" mean?
As a noun, "bulk" means: Mélange grossier de plusieurs engrais simples, pour en faire un engrais composé.
How do you pronounce "bulk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bulk" is \bœlk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bulk" come from?
"bulk" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bulk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bœlk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list