buvoir
\by.vwaʁ\
The verdict
“buvoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit récipient destiné à abreuver un petit animal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-buvoir · buvoir · French
buvoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | buvoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \by.vwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « buvoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
buvoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \by.vwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit récipient destiné à abreuver un petit animal.".
No misspelling variants are generated for buvoir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 buvoir, spelled B-U-V-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Petit récipient destiné à abreuver un petit animal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how buvoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Le perroquet] regarde la bouteille de grenadine avec une convoitise mémorable. Marceline lui en verse un peu dans son buvoir.
Synonyms
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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.