bible

\bibl\

/\bibl\/ noun

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The verdict

“bible” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,213
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exemplaire imprimé de la Bible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bible · bible · French

bible · rank #4,213 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,213
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH benoît

Nearest frequency peer: benoît (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bible »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bible » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bible vs blé
40% similar
bible vs bie
60% similar
bible vs bite
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bible
PropertyValue
Headwordbible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bibl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,213
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bible »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.biblese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « benoît » (#4,212), « Californie » (#4,214), « basket » (#4,211). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bible » est au #4,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bible (IPA \bibl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,213 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bible, with forms such as "bbible", "bbile", and "bibble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "blé", "bie", "bite", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bible, spelled B-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exemplaire imprimé de la Bible.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage de référence et d’autorité dans un domaine donné.
  3. 3
    Document décrivant les éléments important d’une série télévisée, permettant une homogénéité du programme malgré le nombre important d’intervenants.
  4. 4
    Livret distribué gratuitement dans les théâtres contenant les informations sur la pièce.
  5. 5
    Livre de petit format.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’avait pas de chemise quand les visiteurs entrèrent. Il tenait une bible à la main. Il nous reçut poliment, dit l’auteur, et nous exposa avec tristesse, mais avec calme, l’horreur de sa condition.
  2. Et remarquons que le prix moyen d’une bible in fol. est de 30 s., celui d’une bible in-4° de 16 s.

Synonyms

livreouvrage

This word in other languages

bible(English)biblia(Español)Bibel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbible
  • bbile
  • bibble
  • bibel
  • biblle
  • bilbe
  • ibble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbible1bbile2bibble1bibel2biblle1bilbe2ibble2
Edit distance from "bible"

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 "bible"?
"bible" is spelled B-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bibl\.
What does "bible" mean?
As a noun, "bible" means: Exemplaire imprimé de la Bible.
What words are commonly confused with "bible"?
"bible" is commonly confused with "blé", "bie", "bite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bible" is \bibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bible" come from?
"bible" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bains#4,210Congo#4,221amène#4,204world#4,200

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

annuelle7 variantstabac7 variantssuivie7 variantsjules7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list