biambo
The verdict
“biambo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guimbarde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biambo · biambo · French
biambo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biambo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « biambo » en français
Rare enough to double-check
biambo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Guimbarde.".
No misspelling variants are generated for biambo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is biambo, spelled B-I-A-M-B-O.
Definition
- 1Guimbarde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biambo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La guimbarde est d’invention fort ancienne, on la trouve en Asie, où les Grecs de Smyrne l’appellent biambo, sorte d’onomatopée qui exprime assez exactement les sons qu’elle produit.
Pilato en préparait le programme, qui comportait : une ouverture pour guitare et mandoline, une fantaisie pour flûte à un sou, avec accompagnement de « bïambo ».
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.