billet

\bi.jɛ\

/\bi.jɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“billet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,760
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit écrit que l’on adresse à quelqu’un ; petite lettre missive dans laquelle on peut se dispenser des formules de compliments utilisées dans les lettres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-billet · billet · French

billet · rank #2,760 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,760
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH big

Nearest frequency peer: big (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « billet »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « billet » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

billet vs bulle
67% similar
billet vs Billy
50% similar
billet vs bills
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for billet
PropertyValue
Headwordbillet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.jɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,760
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « billet »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).billetse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « big » (#2,759), « bière » (#2,761), « Berlin » (#2,758). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « billet » est au #2,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around billet (IPA \bi.jɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,760 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for billet, with forms such as "bbillet", "bilelt", and "bilet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bulle", "Billy", "bills", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 billet, spelled B-I-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit écrit que l’on adresse à quelqu’un ; petite lettre missive dans laquelle on peut se dispenser des formules de compliments utilisées dans les lettres.
  2. 2
    Écrits imprimés ou à la main, par lesquels on informe les particuliers ou le public de diverses choses.
  3. 3
    Écrit, promesse par laquelle on s’oblige de payer une certaine somme.
  4. 4
    Carte ou petit écrit qui donne entrée dans quelque lieu, à quelque spectacle, à quelque assemblée ou accès dans un train, etc.
  5. 5
    Bulletin de vote.
  6. 6
    Bulletins délivrés aux personnes qui prennent part à une loterie.
  7. 7
    Billet de banque.
  8. 8
    Effet de commerce.
  9. 9
    Somme de mille francs, avant 1960, de dix francs ensuite.
  10. 10
    Note ou article publié dans un blogue ou un forum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Écrire, recevoir un billet.
  2. Un petit billet.

Synonyms

ticket

This word in other languages

note(English)billete(Español)Fahrkarte(Deutsch)nota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbillet
  • bilelt
  • bilet
  • billett
  • billte
  • blilet
  • ibllet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbillet1bilelt2bilet1billett1billte2blilet2ibllet2
Edit distance from "billet"

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 "billet"?
"billet" is spelled B-I-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.jɛ\.
What does "billet" mean?
As a noun, "billet" means: Petit écrit que l’on adresse à quelqu’un ; petite lettre missive dans laquelle on peut se dispenser des formules de compliments utilisées dans les lettres.
What words are commonly confused with "billet"?
"billet" is commonly confused with "bulle", "Billy", "bills". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "billet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "billet" is \bi.jɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "billet" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "billet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Berlin#2,758cacher#2,763debout#2,770disais#2,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bière7 variantsenfer7 variantsgeste7 variantsjuger7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list