bureau de vote

\by.ʁo də vɔt\

/\by.ʁo də vɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Salle aménagée pour que les électeurs viennent y voter.

Key facts for bureau de vote
PropertyValue
Headwordbureau de vote
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\by.ʁo də vɔt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bureau de vote” sits in French frequency

bureau de vote 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 vote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.ʁo də vɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salle aménagée pour que les électeurs viennent y voter.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bureau de vote, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bureau de vote, spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -V-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salle aménagée pour que les électeurs viennent y voter.

This word in other languages

Wahllokal(Deutsch)

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 vote"?
"bureau de vote" is spelled B-U-R-E-A-U- -D-E- -V-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \by.ʁo də vɔt\.
What does "bureau de vote" mean?
As a noun, "bureau de vote" means: Salle aménagée pour que les électeurs viennent y voter.
How do you pronounce "bureau de vote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bureau de vote" is \by.ʁo də vɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bureau de vote" come from?
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Using “bureau de vote”

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- -V-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \by.ʁo də vɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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