bian
\bjɑ̃\
The verdict
“bian” is uncommon French (frequency #82,730 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,730
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de bien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bian · bian · French
bian · rank #82,730 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,730
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH bihar
Nearest frequency peer: bihar (+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 « bian »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- bergier
bergier
17,274 corpus weight
- Bering
Bering
17,273 corpus weight
- bian
bian
17,271 corpus weight
- bihar
bihar
17,270 corpus weight
- biles
biles
17,269 corpus weight
- bilirubine
bilirubine
17,268 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bian » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bian |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bjɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #82,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bian » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bian is uncommon French at frequency #82,730 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \bjɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de bien.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bian in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bian, spelled B-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de bien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin donc j’etions sur le bord de la mar, moi et le gros Lucas, et je nous amusions à batifoler avec des mottes de tarre que je nous jesquions à la teste ; car, comme tu sais bian, le gros Lucas aime à batifoler, et moi, par fouas, je batifole itou.
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.
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