charbon de bois
\ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ də bwa\
The verdict
“charbon de bois” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bois duquel on a retiré l’humidité et toute matière végétale ou organique volatile, afin de ne laisser que le carbone et quelques minéraux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | charbon de bois |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ də bwa\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “charbon de bois” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
charbon de bois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ də bwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for charbon de bois, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is charbon de bois, spelled C-H-A-R-B-O-N- -D-E- -B-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1Bois duquel on a retiré l’humidité et toute matière végétale ou organique volatile, afin de ne laisser que le carbone et quelques minéraux.
- 2Combustible fabriqué artificiellement utilisé pour faire du feu.
- 3Médicament utilisé pour prévenir certaines pathologies.
- 4Outil de dessin.
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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.
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Using “charbon de bois”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-R-B-O-N- -D-E- -B-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ də bwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.