bise
/baɪs/noun
bise is spelled B-I-S-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bise means “Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bise is bises.
How many letters and syllables are in bise?
| Letters | 4: B-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bise?
Bise appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 bise?
- /baɪs/
As a noun (“A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France…”): /biːz/.
Bise has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bise
- bises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
- 2
A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).