behavior

\bɪˈheɪ.vjə\

/\bɪˈheɪ.vjə\/ noun

The verdict

“behavior” is uncommon French (frequency #59,828 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,828
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tenue (façon de se tenir), comportement, procédé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-behavior · behavior · French

behavior · rank #59,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,828
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH beginning

Nearest frequency peer: beginning (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « behavior »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « behavior » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for behavior
PropertyValue
Headwordbehavior
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɪˈheɪ.vjə\
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « behavior » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).behaviortombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « beginning » (#59,827), « beale » (#59,826), « beurres » (#59,830). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « behavior » est au #59,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

behavior is uncommon French at frequency #59,828 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɪˈheɪ.vjə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tenue (façon de se tenir), comportement, procédé.".

Zero misspellings are on record for behavior in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is behavior, spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tenue (façon de se tenir), comportement, procédé.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "behavior"?
"behavior" is spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɪˈheɪ.vjə\.
What does "behavior" mean?
As a noun, "behavior" means: Tenue (façon de se tenir), comportement, procédé.
How do you pronounce "behavior"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behavior" is \bɪˈheɪ.vjə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behavior" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "behavior", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list