bicyclette
[bi.si.klɛt]
The verdict
“bicyclette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad
Corpus desk
Index DE-bicyclette · bicyclette · German
bicyclette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bicyclette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bi.si.klɛt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bicyclette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bicyclette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bi.si.klɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bicyclette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bicyclette, spelled B-I-C-Y-C-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug; Fahrrad
- 2Fallrückzieher
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bicyclette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu prends la bicyclette ou le bus pour aller au travail?
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.