burlesque

\byʁ.lɛsk\

/\byʁ.lɛsk\/ adj

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The verdict

“burlesque” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,503
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une bouffonnerie outrée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-burlesque · burlesque · French

burlesque · rank #22,503 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,503
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH burkini

Nearest frequency peer: burkini (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « burlesque »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « burlesque » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for burlesque
PropertyValue
Headwordburlesque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\byʁ.lɛsk\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,503
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « burlesque »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).burlesquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « burkini » (#22,502), « cab » (#22,504), « bouillant » (#22,501). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « burlesque » est au #22,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around burlesque (IPA \byʁ.lɛsk\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,503 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est d’une bouffonnerie outrée.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for burlesque, with forms such as "bburlesque", "brulesque", and "bulresque". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 burlesque, spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est d’une bouffonnerie outrée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces récits de braconnage sont inséparables de l'exagération si bien que beaucoup d'entre eux se sont mués en hâbleries, en contes de mensonge, invraisemblables et burlesques.
  2. Le pianiste Nicolas Chalopain accompagnera la projection des films en apportant un univers musical autour des personnages, et pour illustrer les situations burlesques.

This word in other languages

burlesco(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburlesque
  • brulesque
  • bulresque
  • burelsque
  • burleqsue
  • burlesqeu
  • burlesqque
  • burlessque
  • burlesuqe
  • burllesque
  • burlseque
  • burrlesque
  • ubrlesque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burlesque - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bburlesque1brulesque2bulresque2burelsque2burleqsue2burlesqeu2burlesqque1burlessque1
Edit distance from "burlesque"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burlesque"?
"burlesque" is spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \byʁ.lɛsk\.
What does "burlesque" mean?
As an adjective, "burlesque" means: Qui est d’une bouffonnerie outrée.
What are common misspellings of "burlesque"?
Common misspellings include "bburlesque", "brulesque", "bulresque", "burelsque", "burleqsue". The correct spelling is "burlesque".
How do you pronounce "burlesque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burlesque" is \byʁ.lɛsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burlesque" come from?
"burlesque" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "burlesque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bouillant#22,501cherchera#22,511attachées#22,491analysant#22,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

attentionné13 variantsaccrochage13 variantsévidents13 variantsémissaires13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list