rince-bouche
\ʁɛ̃s.buʃ\
The verdict
“rince-bouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit bol contenant de l’eau, le plus souvent tiède et parfumée, qu’on sert à la fin du repas pour que les convives puissent se rincer la bouche et les doigts.
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Index FR-rince-bouche · rince-bouche · French
rince-bouche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | rince-bouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɛ̃s.buʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rince-bouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛ̃s.buʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit bol contenant de l’eau, le plus souvent tiède et parfumée, qu’on sert à la fin du repas pour que les convives puissent se rincer la bouche et les doigts.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rince-bouche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rince-bouche, spelled R-I-N-C-E---B-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Petit bol contenant de l’eau, le plus souvent tiède et parfumée, qu’on sert à la fin du repas pour que les convives puissent se rincer la bouche et les doigts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rince-bouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le jour où, pour la première fois, on lui avait servi un rince-bouche, il avait avalé l’eau chaude de son bol en déclarant que c’était une drogue affreuse.
Puis, comme on servait les rince-bouches, un valet vint se pencher à l’oreille de la baronne, […]
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.