voie de bus

\vwa də bys\

/\vwa də bys\/ noun

The verdict

“voie de bus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voie de circulation réservée aux transports en commun.

Key facts for voie de bus
PropertyValue
Headwordvoie de bus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa də bys\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voie de bus” sits in French frequency

voie de bus 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.

Rare enough to double-check

voie de bus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa də bys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voie de circulation réservée aux transports en commun.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for voie de bus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is voie de bus, spelled V-O-I-E- -D-E- -B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voie de circulation réservée aux transports en commun.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voie de bus"?
"voie de bus" is spelled V-O-I-E- -D-E- -B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa də bys\.
What does "voie de bus" mean?
As a noun, "voie de bus" means: Voie de circulation réservée aux transports en commun.
How do you pronounce "voie de bus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voie de bus" is \vwa də bys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voie de bus" come from?
"voie de bus" 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 “voie de bus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-E- -D-E- -B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwa də bys\ (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