cabosser
\ka.bɔ.se\
The verdict
“cabosser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire des bosses à un objet, de façon à le déformer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cabosser · cabosser · French
cabosser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cabosser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.bɔ.se\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cabosser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.bɔ.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cabosser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cabosser, spelled C-A-B-O-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire des bosses à un objet, de façon à le déformer.
- 2Renverser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cabosser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a cabossé son chapeau.
Au lieu de son sarrau encharbonné, de ses vieilles guêtres de cuir, de son chapeau cabossé et de sa figure noire, il avait un habillement neuf ….
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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.