île Bourbon

\il buʁ.bɔ̃\

/\il buʁ.bɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancien nom de la Réunion (île de l’océan Indien) jusqu’à la Révolution française (1793).

Key facts for île Bourbon
PropertyValue
Headwordîle Bourbon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\il buʁ.bɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “île Bourbon” sits in French frequency

île Bourbon 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 île Bourbon is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \il buʁ.bɔ̃\. 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: "Ancien nom de la Réunion (île de l’océan Indien) jusqu’à la Révolution française (1793).".

île Bourbon has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is île Bourbon, spelled Î-L-E- -B-O-U-R-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom de la Réunion (île de l’océan Indien) jusqu’à la Révolution française (1793).

Synonyms

Bourbon

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 "île Bourbon"?
"île Bourbon" is spelled Î-L-E- -B-O-U-R-B-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \il buʁ.bɔ̃\.
What does "île Bourbon" mean?
As a proper noun, "île Bourbon" means: Ancien nom de la Réunion (île de l’océan Indien) jusqu’à la Révolution française (1793).
How do you pronounce "île Bourbon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "île Bourbon" is \il buʁ.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "île Bourbon" come from?
"île Bourbon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “île Bourbon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Î-L-E- -B-O-U-R-B-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \il buʁ.bɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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