biped
/ˈbaɪpɛd/noun
biped is spelled B-I-P-E-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biped means “An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biped is bipeds.
How many letters and syllables are in biped?
| Letters | 5: B-I-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biped?
Biped appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biped?
- /ˈbaɪpɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-biped.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-biped.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of biped
- bipeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a two-footed (or two-legged) animal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bipède |
| German | Zweifüßer, Zweifüßerin, Zweifüßler, Zweifüßlerin, Zweibeiner, Zweibeinerin |
| Spanish | bípedo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does biped come from?
Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedis. Alternatively analyzable as bi- + -ped.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).