busset

/ˈbusːet/

//ˈbusːet// verb

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The verdict

“busset” is uncommon French (frequency #95,641 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,641
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de bussat.

Key facts for busset
PropertyValue
Headwordbusset
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbusːet/
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “busset” 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). busset 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

busset is uncommon French at frequency #95,641 among 227,490 “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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Using “busset”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-S-S-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbusːet/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list