bipartisan
/ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/
"bipartisan" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bipartisan” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,771
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bipartisan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #17,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bipartisan” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around bipartisan (IPA /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,771 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bipartisan, with forms such as "bbipartisan", "biaprtisan", and "biparitsan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bi- + partisan. The correct English form is bipartisan, spelled B-I-P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N.
Definition
- 1Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
Etymology
From bi- + partisan.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbipartisan,biaprtisan,biparitsan,biparrtisan,bipartiasn,bipartisann,bipartisna,bipartissan,bipartsian,biparttisan,bipatrisan,bippartisan,bipratisan,bpiartisan,ibpartisan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bipartisan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “bipartisan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.