bureau de poste

\by.ʁo də pɔst\

/\by.ʁo də pɔst\/ noun

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The verdict

“bureau de poste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Établissement ouvert au public qui offre des services relatifs à l’envoi du courrier, et éventuellement d’autres services.

Key facts for bureau de poste
PropertyValue
Headwordbureau de poste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\by.ʁo də pɔst\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bureau de poste” sits in French frequency

bureau de poste falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bureau de poste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.ʁo də pɔst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Établissement ouvert au public qui offre des services relatifs à l’envoi du courrier, et éventuellement d’autres services.".

bureau de poste has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bureau de poste, spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -P-O-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établissement ouvert au public qui offre des services relatifs à l’envoi du courrier, et éventuellement d’autres services.

This word in other languages

post office(English)oficina de correos(Español)Postamt(Deutsch)correio(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bureau de poste"?
"bureau de poste" is spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -P-O-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \by.ʁo də pɔst\.
What does "bureau de poste" mean?
As a noun, "bureau de poste" means: Établissement ouvert au public qui offre des services relatifs à l’envoi du courrier, et éventuellement d’autres services.
How do you pronounce "bureau de poste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bureau de poste" is \by.ʁo də pɔst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bureau de poste" come from?
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Using “bureau de poste”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -P-O-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \by.ʁo də pɔst\ (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
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