bisect
/baɪˈsɛkt/verb, noun
bisect is spelled B-I-S-E-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bisect means “To cut or divide into two parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bisect?
| Letters | 6: B-I-S-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bisect?
Bisect appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 bisect?
- US /baɪˈsɛkt/
Bisect has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bisect.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bisect?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bisect from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bisect
- bisects present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- bisecting participle, present
- bisected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bisect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cut or divide into two parts.
The river bisects the town.
- 2
To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.
- 3
To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc.
noun
- 1
A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
- 2
An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bisect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to cut or divide into two parts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | halbieren |
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 bisect come from?
From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).