bidet

[ˈbiːdeɪ]

/[ˈbiːdeɪ]/ noun

The verdict

“bidet” is uncommon German (frequency #71,168 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,168
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein niedrig hängendes Waschbecken zur Körperreinigung; Bidet

Corpus desk

Index DE-bidet · bidet · German

bidet · rank #71,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BfA

Nearest frequency peer: BfA (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bidet“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bidet“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bidet
PropertyValue
Headwordbidet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːdeɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bidet“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bidetfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „BfA“ (#71,166), „Bischofssitz“ (#71,170), „Beweises“ (#71,165). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bidet“ bei #71,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bidet is uncommon German at frequency #71,168 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːdeɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein niedrig hängendes Waschbecken zur Körperreinigung; Bidet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bidet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bidet, spelled B-I-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein niedrig hängendes Waschbecken zur Körperreinigung; Bidet

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bidet"?
"bidet" is spelled B-I-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːdeɪ].
What does "bidet" mean?
As a noun, "bidet" means: ein niedrig hängendes Waschbecken zur Körperreinigung; Bidet
How do you pronounce "bidet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bidet" is [ˈbiːdeɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bidet" come from?
"bidet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bidet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list