biffer
\bi.fe\
The verdict
“biffer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Effacer ce qui est écrit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biffer · biffer · French
biffer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | biffer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bi.fe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « biffer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
biffer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bi.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for biffer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is biffer, spelled B-I-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Effacer ce qui est écrit.
- 2Annuler, en effaçant, un compte que l’on vérifie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biffer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le vieillard, décidé à ne biffer sa vie que quand il n’aurait plus une heure à vivre, opposait à toutes les supplications un obstiné « Pas encore ! ».
Veut-elle être maîtresse d'école ? buraliste ? télégraphiste ? Les administrations exigent d’elle au préalable un certificat de bonne vie et mœurs, et, comme elle ne peut en produire, on biffe sa candidature.
This word in other languages
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.