caboulot
\ka.bu.lo\
The verdict
“caboulot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Cabaret de bas étage, bastringue, bistro, troquet ; bal musette, cabane, guinguette.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caboulot · caboulot · French
caboulot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | caboulot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.bu.lo\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « caboulot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
caboulot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.bu.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cabaret de bas étage, bastringue, bistro, troquet ; bal musette, cabane, guinguette.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caboulot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is caboulot, spelled C-A-B-O-U-L-O-T.
Definition
- 1Cabaret de bas étage, bastringue, bistro, troquet ; bal musette, cabane, guinguette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caboulot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vers minuit, tous les cafés de Corneilla étant fermés, à l’exception du caboulot de M. le Maire, Berjoan rentre en titubant et brise une vitre, vite Respaut, maire, arrive pour faire respecter le café Respaut.
Pour me rendre au chantier, il me fallait passer devant la porte de l’entrepreneur qui tenait un caboulot tout près.
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.