bistable
/baɪˈsteɪbəl/adjective, noun
bistable is spelled B-I-S-T-A-B-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bistable means “Having two stable states” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bistable?
| Letters | 8: B-I-S-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 bistable?
Bistable appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 bistable?
- /baɪˈsteɪbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bistable
- bistables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bistable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having two stable states.
noun
- 1
A flip-flop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bistable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having two stable states:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bistable |
| German | bistabil |
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 bistable come from?
From bi- + stable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).