bimodal
/baɪˈməʊdəl/
"bimodal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bimodal” is uncommon English (frequency #79,307 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,307
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having two modes or forms.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bimodal · bimodal · English
bimodal · rank #79,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,307
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bioluminescent
Nearest frequency peer: bioluminescent (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “bimodal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Bewick
Bewick
20,697 corpus weight
- Bick
Bick
20,696 corpus weight
- bimodal
bimodal
20,694 corpus weight
- bioluminesc…
bioluminescent
20,693 corpus weight
- Birney
Birney
20,692 corpus weight
- bisphenol
bisphenol
20,691 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bimodal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bimodal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /baɪˈməʊdəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #79,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bimodal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bimodal is uncommon English at frequency #79,307 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /baɪˈməʊdəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bimodal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bi- + modal. The correct English form is bimodal, spelled B-I-M-O-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1Having two modes or forms.
- 2Having two modes (local maxima).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bimodal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In fact, NALP has been at the forefront of educating prospective lawyers on the dangers of focusing on “average” starting salaries. The average is meaningless. The median is just slightly more helpful, and NALP has been begging people to pay attention to the bimodal salary distribution curve that tells the true story of how much lawyers are likely to get…
Etymology
From bi- + modal.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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