ressort à boudin
\ʁə.sɔ.ʁ‿a bu.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“ressort à boudin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Ressort hélicoïdal de traction ou compression.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ressort-a-boudin · ressort à boudin · French
ressort à boudin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | ressort à boudin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.sɔ.ʁ‿a bu.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ressort à boudin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ressort à boudin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.sɔ.ʁ‿a bu.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ressort hélicoïdal de traction ou compression.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ressort à boudin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ressort à boudin, spelled R-E-S-S-O-R-T- -À- -B-O-U-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1Ressort hélicoïdal de traction ou compression.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ressort à boudin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y eut ensuite quelques frétillements quasi animaux et soudain le monstre se lova sur lui-même en ressort à boudin.
Derrière sa tête, Jean-Marc percevait le règne puissant et calme des livres rangés sur les rayons. Les élucubrations géniales de tous ces écrivains étaient prêtes à bondir hors de leur cachette, comme des ressorts à boudin.
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.