bisel
[biˈsel]
The verdict
“bisel” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,817 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,817
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Corte dado de modo oblicuo en el borde o en la extremidad de objetos limitados por dos caras paralelas (láminas, planchas, etc.), como en el filo de una herramienta o en el contorno de un cristal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bisel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [biˈsel] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bisel” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bisel is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈsel]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,817 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for bisel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bisel, spelled B-I-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Corte dado de modo oblicuo en el borde o en la extremidad de objetos limitados por dos caras paralelas (láminas, planchas, etc.), como en el filo de una herramienta o en el contorno de un cristal.
- 2Tipo de preparación del borde para soldar.
- 3Pieza de borde rígido y afilado de ciertos instrumentos musicales, especialmente de viento, tales como el órgano.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bisel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [biˈsel] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.