buquer
\by.ke\
The verdict
“buquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper (à la porte).
Corpus desk
Index FR-buquer · buquer · French
buquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | buquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \by.ke\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « buquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
buquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \by.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for buquer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is buquer, spelled B-U-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Frapper (à la porte).
- 2Faire exploser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et si quelqu'un vient buquer à la porte, dites-lui de montrer patte blanche par le petit trou que vous voyez-là.
Tout était prêt, la dynamite dans une boîte d'abricots et la machine à buquer.
Synonyms
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.