burlingue
\byʁ.lɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“burlingue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bureau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-burlingue · burlingue · French
burlingue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burlingue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \byʁ.lɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « burlingue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
burlingue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \byʁ.lɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bureau.".
burlingue doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is burlingue, spelled B-U-R-L-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Bureau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how burlingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’gros cochon, c’était, mon vieux, tout c’qu’y a d’plus carne sur la terre. Tous qu’nous étions n’en m’nait pas large quand i’ croisait c’tas qu’i’ l’voyait au burlingue du doublard, étalé sur une chaise qu’on n’voyait pas d’ssous, avec son bide énorme et son immense képi, encerclé de galons du haut en bas, comme un tonneau.
Le dirlo me convoque dans son burlingue.
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.