bunker

\buŋ.kœʁ\

/\buŋ.kœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bunker” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,949
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casemate où l’on peut s’abriter contre une attaque, une intempérie, une force externe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bunker · bunker · French

bunker · rank #18,949 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,949
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bresse

Nearest frequency peer: Bresse (-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 « bunker »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bunker » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bunker vs buter
67% similar
bunker vs burke
67% similar
bunker vs burger
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bunker
PropertyValue
Headwordbunker
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\buŋ.kœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,949
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bunker »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bunkerse 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 « Bresse » (#18,948), « cambriolage » (#18,950), « biche » (#18,947). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bunker » est au #18,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bunker (IPA \buŋ.kœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,949 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bunker, with forms such as "bbunker", "bnuker", and "bukner". 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. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "buter", "burke", "burger", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bunker, spelled B-U-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casemate où l’on peut s’abriter contre une attaque, une intempérie, une force externe.
  2. 2
    Édifice abritant les bureaux du Premier Ministre, sur la Grande-Allée à Québec (complexe H, également appelé le radiateur à cause de son apparence).
  3. 3
    Fosse de sable artificielle pour retarder un joueur du golf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le gouverneur éhontément corrompu de Saxe, Martin Mutschmann, avait ignoré les appels des officiels de la ville à la construction d'abris solides, même s'il avait fait construire par les SS des bunkers de béton armé sous son bureau et dans le jardin de son domicile.

This word in other languages

bunker(English)búnker(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbunker
  • bnuker
  • bukner
  • bunekr
  • bunkerr
  • bunkker
  • bunkre
  • bunnker
  • ubnker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bunker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbunker1bnuker2bukner2bunekr2bunkerr1bunkker1bunkre2bunnker1
Edit distance from "bunker"

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 "bunker"?
"bunker" is spelled B-U-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \buŋ.kœʁ\.
What does "bunker" mean?
As a noun, "bunker" means: Casemate où l’on peut s’abriter contre une attaque, une intempérie, une force externe.
What words are commonly confused with "bunker"?
"bunker" is commonly confused with "buter", "burke", "burger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bunker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bunker" is \buŋ.kœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bunker" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bresse#18,948Beaune#18,944balais#18,942aubert#18,938

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cerises9 variantsbalades9 variantsarômes9 variantscoupent9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list