en eau de boudin
\ɑ̃.n‿o də bu.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“en eau de boudin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échouant ; tournant mal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-eau-de-boudin · en eau de boudin · French
en eau de boudin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en eau de boudin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿o də bu.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en eau de boudin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en eau de boudin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.n‿o də bu.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échouant ; tournant mal.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for en eau de boudin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en eau de boudin, spelled E-N- -E-A-U- -D-E- -B-O-U-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Échouant ; tournant mal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en eau de boudin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les autres furent renuerſez Et ſous les Monts bouleuerſez Eſcachez plats comme punaiſes Qui ſe nichent dans les mortaiſes, Et virent leur trauail en vain S’en aller en eau de boudin.
Mais plus rien n’avait de sens désormais, la fête finissait en eau de boudin, tout comme l’année s’était achevée et la rébellion courbait la tête.
Synonyms
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.