bicoloured

adj

"bicoloured" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bicoloured” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of two colours.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bicoloured · bicoloured · English

bicoloured · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for bicoloured
PropertyValue
Headwordbicoloured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bicoloured” in English

bicolouredfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English 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

bicoloured is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of two colours.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bicoloured in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bi- + coloured. The correct English form is bicoloured, spelled B-I-C-O-L-O-U-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of two colours.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bicoloured appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Crown usually purplish or bluish white, but may also be brown or dull orange, often bicolored or with patterns.

Etymology

From bi- + coloured.

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 "bicoloured"?
"bicoloured" is spelled B-I-C-O-L-O-U-R-E-D.
What does "bicoloured" mean?
As an adjective, "bicoloured" means: Of two colours.
What is the origin of the word "bicoloured"?
From bi- + coloured. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list