Which to use
“bouilli” is an adjective and “bouillie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,301
- “bouilli” frequency rank
- #19,459
- “bouillie” frequency rank
- 62760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bouilli | bouillie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qu’on a fait bouillir. | Sorte d’aliment qui est fait de lait ou d’un autre liquide et de farine bouillis ensemble jusqu’à une certaine consistance et qu’on donne ordinairement aux petits enfants. |
Same sound, different letters: bouilli vs bouillie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. bouilli runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against bouillie's 8 (CVVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - bouilli / bouillie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bouilli and bouillie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bu.ji\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bouilli” sits inside “bouillie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bouilli is recorded at frequency rank #43,301, classified as anadj, pronounced \bu.ji\. bouillie is at rank #19,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bu.ji\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62760, this pair ranks #85,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bouilli vs bouillie
Shared letters: bilou. Private to "bouilli": -. Private to "bouillie": e.
"bouilli" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "bouillie" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bouilli" and "bouillie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bouilli" or "bouillie"?
After this comparison
"bouilli" and "bouillie" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "bouilli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bouillie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bouilli" and "bouillie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bouille vs bouilli". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #85,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.