busset

/ˈbusːet/

//ˈbusːet// verb

The verdict

“busset” is uncommon French (frequency #95,641 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,641
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de bussat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-busset · busset · French

busset · rank #95,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,641
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burgaud

Nearest frequency peer: Burgaud (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « busset »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « busset » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for busset
PropertyValue
Headwordbusset
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbusːet/
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « busset » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bussettombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Burgaud » (#95,640), « butes » (#95,642), « buvettes » (#95,643). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « busset » est au #95,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

busset is uncommon French at frequency #95,641 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈbusːet/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for busset, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 busset, spelled B-U-S-S-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de bussat.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif de bussat.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’impératif de bussat.

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 "busset"?
"busset" is spelled B-U-S-S-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbusːet/.
What does "busset" mean?
As a verb, "busset" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de bussat.
How do you pronounce "busset"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "busset" is /ˈbusːet/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "busset" come from?
"busset" 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 "busset", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list