burlesques

\byʁ.lɛsk\

/\byʁ.lɛsk\/ adj

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The verdict

“burlesques” is uncommon French (frequency #52,536 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,536
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de burlesque.

Key facts for burlesques
PropertyValue
Headwordburlesques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\byʁ.lɛsk\
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “burlesques” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). burlesques lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

burlesques is uncommon French at frequency #52,536 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \byʁ.lɛsk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de burlesque.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for burlesques, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is burlesques, spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de 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 "burlesques"?
"burlesques" is spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \byʁ.lɛsk\.
What does "burlesques" mean?
As an adjective, "burlesques" means: Pluriel de burlesque.
How do you pronounce "burlesques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burlesques" is \byʁ.lɛsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burlesques" come from?
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Using “burlesques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \byʁ.lɛsk\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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