biffe
\bif\
The verdict
“biffe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Activité des chiffonniers, récupération d’objets jetés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biffe · biffe · French
biffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biffe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bif\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « biffe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
biffe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
biffe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is biffe, spelled B-I-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Activité des chiffonniers, récupération d’objets jetés.
- 2Infanterie de ligne. → voir biffin.
- 3Division d’infanterie.
- 4Pierre précieuse contrefaite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Théoriquement, la biffe est interdite aux éboueurs.
On l’a trouvé dans la biffe en 1914, on l’a trouvé dans la Résistance. Et on l’a même trouvé ensuite pour en flétrir publiquement les excès.
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.