bistre
/ˈbɪstɚ/noun
bistre is spelled B-I-S-T-R-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bistre means “A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bistre is bistres.
How many letters and syllables are in bistre?
| Letters | 6: B-I-S-T-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 bistre?
Bistre appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 bistre?
- UK /ˈbɪstə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈbɪstɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bistre.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bistre?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bistre from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bestir.
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 bistre
- bistres plural
- bister
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bistre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
- 2
A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bistre come from?
Borrowed from French bistre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).