bielle
French, noun\bjɛl\
bielle is spelled B-I-E-L-L-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bielle is a French feminine noun meaning “connecting rod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tige rigide, articulée à ses deux extrémités, servant à communiquer ou à transformer le mouvement entre deux…”.
What does bielle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconnecting rod
- 2
femininecoupling rod
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tige rigide, articulée à ses deux extrémités, servant à communiquer ou à transformer le mouvement entre deux pièces mobiles. 2. Dans un moteur, pièce reliant le vilebrequin au piston. 3. Pièce qui sert à lever la bascule dans une machine de fonderie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bielle
- bielles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bielle?
- \bjɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bielle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bielle in French?
bielle appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).