bayésien

\ba.je.zjɛ̃\

/\ba.je.zjɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“bayésien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui découle des travaux de Thomas Bayes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bayesien · bayésien · French

bayésien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bayésien
PropertyValue
Headwordbayésien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ba.je.zjɛ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bayésien » en français

bayésiensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bayésien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ba.je.zjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui découle des travaux de Thomas Bayes.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bayésien, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bayésien, spelled B-A-Y-É-S-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui découle des travaux de Thomas Bayes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bayésien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Réseau bayésien.
  2. Inférence bayésienne.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bayésien"?
"bayésien" is spelled B-A-Y-É-S-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.je.zjɛ̃\.
What does "bayésien" mean?
As an adjective, "bayésien" means: Qui découle des travaux de Thomas Bayes.
How do you pronounce "bayésien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bayésien" is \ba.je.zjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bayésien" come from?
"bayésien" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list