croix de Bourgogne

\kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\

/\kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\/ noun

The verdict

“croix de Bourgogne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Croix de Saint-André rouge jonchée de nœuds de branches coupées.

Key facts for croix de Bourgogne
PropertyValue
Headwordcroix de Bourgogne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “croix de Bourgogne” sits in French frequency

croix de Bourgogne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for croix de Bourgogne is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Croix de Saint-André rouge jonchée de nœuds de branches coupées.".

croix de Bourgogne doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is croix de Bourgogne, spelled C-R-O-I-X- -D-E- -B-O-U-R-G-O-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Croix de Saint-André rouge jonchée de nœuds de branches coupées.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "croix de Bourgogne"?
"croix de Bourgogne" is spelled C-R-O-I-X- -D-E- -B-O-U-R-G-O-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\.
What does "croix de Bourgogne" mean?
As a noun, "croix de Bourgogne" means: Croix de Saint-André rouge jonchée de nœuds de branches coupées.
How do you pronounce "croix de Bourgogne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croix de Bourgogne" is \kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croix de Bourgogne" come from?
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Using “croix de Bourgogne”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-I-X- -D-E- -B-O-U-R-G-O-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁwa də buʁ.ɡɔɲ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list