billevesée
\bil.və.ze\
The verdict
“billevesée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outre pleine d’air. ^([1])
Corpus desk
Index FR-billevesee · billevesée · French
billevesée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | billevesée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bil.və.ze\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
billevesée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bil.və.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for billevesée, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is billevesée, spelled B-I-L-L-E-V-E-S-É-E.
Definition
- 1Outre pleine d’air. ^([1])
- 2Bulle de savon. ^([1])
- 3Discours frivole ; conte vain et ridicule.
- 4Idées creuses ; idées chimériques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how billevesée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ah ! saperlipopette, Monsieur, vous me la baillez belle ! Vous dites qu’on ne croit plus à rien ! Mais jamais, à aucune époque, on n’a cru à tant de billevesées, de bourdes, de mensonges, de sottises, d’absurdités qu’aujourd’hui.
Je n’ai pas grande peine à le comprendre, moi ; et si tu connaissais le pèlerin, tu trouverais la chose assez facile pour lui. Je ne dis pas qu’il ait changé de sentiments pour Done Elvire, je n’en ai point de certitude encore : tu sais que, par son ordre, je partis avant lui, et depuis son arrivée il ne m’a point entretenu ; mais, par précaution, je t’ap…
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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.