bureau de tabac

\by.ʁo də ta.ba\

/\by.ʁo də ta.ba\/ noun

The verdict

“bureau de tabac” 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 September 3, 2026) - Boutique qui vend du tabac, des cigarettes, des pipes, du papier à rouler ainsi que les accessoires destinés aux consommateurs de tabac.

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Index FR-bureau-de-tabac · bureau de tabac · French

bureau de tabac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « bureau de tabac » en français

bureau de tabacn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bureau de tabac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.ʁo də ta.ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boutique qui vend du tabac, des cigarettes, des pipes, du papier à rouler ainsi que les accessoires destinés aux consommateurs de tabac.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bureau de tabac, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bureau de tabac, spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -T-A-B-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boutique qui vend du tabac, des cigarettes, des pipes, du papier à rouler ainsi que les accessoires destinés aux consommateurs de tabac.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis lors Diderot et Grimm semblèrent prendre à tâche d’aliéner de moi les gouverneuses, leur faisant entendre que si elles n’étaient pas plus à leur aise, c’était mauvaise volonté de ma part, et qu’elles ne feraient jamais rien avec moi. Ils tâchaient de les engager à me quitter, leur promettant un regrat de sel, un bureau de tabac et je ne sais quoi e…
  2. […] : il avait traversé la rue, tandis que son partenaire pénétrait à l’intérieur du bureau de tabac pour s’y fournir de cigarettes […].

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 tabac"?
"bureau de tabac" is spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -T-A-B-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \by.ʁo də ta.ba\.
What does "bureau de tabac" mean?
As a noun, "bureau de tabac" means: Boutique qui vend du tabac, des cigarettes, des pipes, du papier à rouler ainsi que les accessoires destinés aux consommateurs de tabac.
How do you pronounce "bureau de tabac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bureau de tabac" is \by.ʁo də ta.ba\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bureau de tabac" come from?
"bureau de tabac" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list