biface

\bi.fas\

/\bi.fas\/ adj

The verdict

“biface” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Possédant deux faces.

Corpus desk

Index FR-biface · biface · French

biface · 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.

Key facts for biface
PropertyValue
Headwordbiface
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.fas\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « biface » en français

bifacesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

biface is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bi.fas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possédant deux faces.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for biface, 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is biface, spelled B-I-F-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Possédant deux faces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. … Autres exemples, antérieurs à l'ère numérique, de marchés bifaces, reposant sur deux marchés reliés mais distincts : les agences immobilières, qui mettent en relation acheteurs et vendeurs d'appartements, et les journaux, qui font de même avec lecteurs et annonceurs.— (Pierre-Antoine Delhommais -Amazon-Hidalgo, match nul- Journal Le Point, page 12, nᵒ 2…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "biface"?
"biface" is spelled B-I-F-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.fas\.
What does "biface" mean?
As an adjective, "biface" means: Possédant deux faces.
How do you pronounce "biface"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biface" is \bi.fas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biface" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list