billet de banque

\bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\

/\bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\/ noun

The verdict

“billet de banque” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Morceau de papier imprimé émis par une banque et représentant de l’argent liquide sous forme de monnaie fiduciaire.

Key facts for billet de banque
PropertyValue
Headwordbillet de banque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “billet de banque” sits in French frequency

billet de banque falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for billet de banque is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Morceau de papier imprimé émis par une banque et représentant de l’argent liquide sous forme de monnaie fiduciaire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for billet de banque, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is billet de banque, spelled B-I-L-L-E-T- -D-E- -B-A-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de papier imprimé émis par une banque et représentant de l’argent liquide sous forme de monnaie fiduciaire.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "billet de banque"?
"billet de banque" is spelled B-I-L-L-E-T- -D-E- -B-A-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\.
What does "billet de banque" mean?
As a noun, "billet de banque" means: Morceau de papier imprimé émis par une banque et représentant de l’argent liquide sous forme de monnaie fiduciaire.
How do you pronounce "billet de banque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "billet de banque" is \bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "billet de banque" come from?
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Using “billet de banque”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-L-L-E-T- -D-E- -B-A-N-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bi.jɛ də bɑ̃k\ (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
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