Bussières

\by.sjɛʁ\

/\by.sjɛʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Bussières” is uncommon French (frequency #60,612 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,612
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

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

Key facts for Bussières
PropertyValue
HeadwordBussières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\by.sjɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bussières” 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). Bussières lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bussières is uncommon French at frequency #60,612 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \by.sjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Bussières in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Bussières, spelled B-U-S-S-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.
  2. 2
    Commune française située dans le département de la Côte-d’Or.
  3. 3
    Commune française située dans le département de la Loire.
  4. 4
    Commune française située dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme.
  5. 5
    Commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Saône.
  6. 6
    Commune française située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.
  7. 7
    Commune française située dans le département de Seine-et-Marne.
  8. 8
    Commune française située dans le département de l’Yonne.

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 "Bussières"?
"Bussières" is spelled B-U-S-S-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \by.sjɛʁ\.
What does "Bussières" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bussières" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Bussières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bussières" is \by.sjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bussières" come from?
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Using “Bussières”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-U-S-S-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \by.sjɛʁ\ (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