bullshit

\bul.ʃit\

/\bul.ʃit\/ noun

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The verdict

“bullshit” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,211
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paroles menteuses ou absurdes qui servent à persuader l’interlocuteur par la manière assurée de leur élocution plutôt que leur bien-fondé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bullshit · bullshit · French

bullshit · rank #37,211 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,211
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brunel

Nearest frequency peer: Brunel (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bullshit »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bullshit » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bullshit
PropertyValue
Headwordbullshit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bul.ʃit\
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,211
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bullshit »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bullshitse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Brunel » (#37,210), « bureaucrates » (#37,212), « brouillons » (#37,209). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bullshit » est au #37,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bullshit (IPA \bul.ʃit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,211 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bullshit, with forms such as "bbullshit", "blulshit", and "bullhsit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bullshit, spelled B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paroles menteuses ou absurdes qui servent à persuader l’interlocuteur par la manière assurée de leur élocution plutôt que leur bien-fondé.
  2. 2
    Mensonges.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les moins de 35 ans sont nés dans les pelletées de publicité et de slogans vides qui caractérisent notre monde depuis le début des années 80. Ils sont passés maîtres dans l’art de départager la sincérité et l’intelligence de la bullshit des vendeurs d’idées creuses et de chars.

Synonyms

baratinbouillie pour les chatsfoutaise

This word in other languages

bullshit(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbullshit
  • blulshit
  • bullhsit
  • bullshhit
  • bullshitt
  • bullshti
  • bullsiht
  • bullsshit
  • bulshit
  • bulslhit
  • ubllshit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bullshit - 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.

bbullshit1blulshit2bullhsit2bullshhit1bullshitt1bullshti2bullsiht2bullsshit1
Edit distance from "bullshit"

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 "bullshit"?
"bullshit" is spelled B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bul.ʃit\.
What does "bullshit" mean?
As a noun, "bullshit" means: Paroles menteuses ou absurdes qui servent à persuader l’interlocuteur par la manière assurée de leur élocution plutôt que leur bien-fondé.
What are common misspellings of "bullshit"?
Common misspellings include "bbullshit", "blulshit", "bullhsit", "bullshhit", "bullshitt". The correct spelling is "bullshit".
How do you pronounce "bullshit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bullshit" is \bul.ʃit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bullshit" come from?
"bullshit" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bullshit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chardon11 variantsattenante11 variantsAthanase11 variantscordiale11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list