biffeton
\bif.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“biffeton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Billet de banque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biffeton · biffeton · French
biffeton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biffeton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bif.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « biffeton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
biffeton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bif.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for biffeton in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is biffeton, spelled B-I-F-F-E-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Billet de banque.
- 2Billet de mille francs.
- 3Argent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biffeton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Touche du bois! se récria Toto. La chance! — Mon petit, répondit la fausse Russe avec bon sens, je préférerais les biffetons.
- Entre nous, Dabe, une supposition, je dis bien une supposition, que j’aie un graveur, du papier, et que j’imprime pour un milliard de biffetons.
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.