bivalve
/ˈbaɪvælv/
"bivalve" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bivalve” is uncommon English (frequency #76,578 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,578
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bivalve · bivalve · English
bivalve · rank #76,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,578
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Blagojevich
Nearest frequency peer: Blagojevich (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “bivalve”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Belford
Belford
23,428 corpus weight
- benighted
benighted
23,427 corpus weight
- bivalve
bivalve
23,423 corpus weight
- Blagojevich
Blagojevich
23,422 corpus weight
- Blairite
Blairite
23,421 corpus weight
- Blevins
Blevins
23,419 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bivalve” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bivalve |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪvælv/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bivalve” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bivalve is uncommon English at frequency #76,578 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaɪvælv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bivalve, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bi- (“two”) + valve. The correct English form is bivalve, spelled B-I-V-A-L-V-E.
Definition
- 1Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
- 2A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.
Etymology
From bi- (“two”) + valve.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).