bureau
French, noun/by.ʁo/
bureau is spelled B-U-R-E-A-U (6 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written French, the 755th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bureau is a French masculine noun meaning “desk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Meuble à tiroirs et à tablettes où l’on enferme des papiers et sur lequel on écrit”.
What does bureau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedesk
- 2
masculineoffice (room)
- 3
masculineticket office
- 4
masculinethe staff of an office
- 5
masculineoffice; an administrative unit
- 6
masculineobsoletefrieze (coarse woolen cloth)
- 7
masculinedesktop (on-screen background)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Meuble à tiroirs et à tablettes où l’on enferme des papiers et sur lequel on écrit. 2. Table destinée au travail. 3. Tout endroit où travaillent habituellement des employés, des commis, des gens d’affaires, etc. 4. Établissement ou succursale où des employés effectuent un travail plutôt intellectuel.
noun: 1. Petite meule. 2. Hutte, cabane.
adjective: 1. De la couleur de la bure, marron foncé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bureau
- bureaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bureau?
- /by.ʁo/
- \by.ʁo\
- [by.ʁo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bureau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bureau in French?
bureau appears 110 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).