biceps

\bi.sɛps\

/\bi.sɛps\/ noun

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The verdict

“biceps” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,916
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muscle dont la partie supérieure est divisée en deux : soit biceps brachial ou biceps fémoral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-biceps · biceps · French

biceps · rank #30,916 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,916
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH basent

Nearest frequency peer: basent (-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 « biceps »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « biceps » 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).

biceps vs biens
67% similar
biceps vs bites
67% similar
biceps vs bises
67% similar

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

Key facts for biceps
PropertyValue
Headwordbiceps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.sɛps\
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,916
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « biceps »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bicepsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « basent » (#30,915), « bienvenues » (#30,917), « banderoles » (#30,914). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « biceps » est au #30,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around biceps (IPA \bi.sɛps\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,916 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for biceps, with forms such as "bbiceps", "bcieps", and "bicceps". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "biens", "bites", "bises", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is biceps, spelled B-I-C-E-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muscle dont la partie supérieure est divisée en deux : soit biceps brachial ou biceps fémoral.
  2. 2
    Biceps brachial, muscle du bras.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le biceps du bras ou biceps brachial.
  2. Le biceps de la cuisse.

This word in other languages

biceps(English)bíceps(Español)Bizeps(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbiceps
  • bcieps
  • bicceps
  • bicepps
  • bicepss
  • bicesp
  • bicpes
  • biecps
  • ibceps

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biceps - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbiceps1bcieps2bicceps1bicepps1bicepss1bicesp2bicpes2biecps2
Edit distance from "biceps"

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 "biceps"?
"biceps" is spelled B-I-C-E-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.sɛps\.
What does "biceps" mean?
As a noun, "biceps" means: Muscle dont la partie supérieure est divisée en deux : soit biceps brachial ou biceps fémoral.
What words are commonly confused with "biceps"?
"biceps" is commonly confused with "biens", "bites", "bises". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "biceps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biceps" is \bi.sɛps\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biceps" come from?
"biceps" 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 "biceps", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basent#30,915brumes#30,925canine#30,931cathos#30,937

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

audible9 variantscaribou9 variantsCecilia9 variantsallaiter9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list