Similar words
chaudière
Worth distinguishing: bouilloire is a kettle; chaudière is a boiler, bigger and often industrial.
Similar in other languages
German
Wasserkocher
Wasserkocher is the German word for the same thing — both mean "kettle."
Spanish
hervidor
hervidor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kettle."
Portuguese
chaleira
chaleira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kettle."
Practice
1 What does bouilloire mean?
kettle
2 Fill the gap: Elle met la ___ en marche pour le thé.
Full sentence: Elle met la bouilloire en marche pour le thé. (She turns on the kettle for tea.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches bouilloire?
bouilloire: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.