Billancourt

\bijɑ̃kuʁ\

/\bijɑ̃kuʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Billancourt” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,128
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française du département de la Somme.

Key facts for Billancourt
PropertyValue
HeadwordBillancourt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bijɑ̃kuʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,128
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Billancourt” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Billancourt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Billancourt (IPA \bijɑ̃kuʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,128 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Billancourt, with forms such as "bbillancourt", "bilalncourt", and "bilancourt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Billancourt, spelled B-I-L-L-A-N-C-O-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française du département de la Somme.
  2. 2
    Ancien écart de la paroisse d’Auteuil, devenu un quartier de Boulogne-Billancourt dans le département des Hauts-de-Seine.
  3. 3
    Usine Renault de Billancourt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbillancourt
  • bilalncourt
  • bilancourt
  • billacnourt
  • billanccourt
  • billancorut
  • billancourrt
  • billancourtt
  • billancoutr
  • billancuort
  • billanncourt
  • billanocurt
  • billnacourt
  • blilancourt
  • ibllancourt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Billancourt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbillancourt1bilalncourt2bilancourt1billacnourt2billanccourt1billancorut2billancourrt1billancourtt1
Edit distance from "Billancourt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Billancourt"?
"Billancourt" is spelled B-I-L-L-A-N-C-O-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bijɑ̃kuʁ\.
What does "Billancourt" mean?
As a proper noun, "Billancourt" means: Commune française du département de la Somme.
What are common misspellings of "Billancourt"?
Common misspellings include "bbillancourt", "bilalncourt", "bilancourt", "billacnourt", "billanccourt". The correct spelling is "Billancourt".
How do you pronounce "Billancourt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Billancourt" is \bijɑ̃kuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Billancourt" come from?
"Billancourt" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Billancourt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-L-L-A-N-C-O-U-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bijɑ̃kuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list