billig
\bi.lik\
The verdict
“billig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de plaque chauffée qui sert à cuire les crêpes et les galettes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-billig · billig · French
billig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | billig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.lik\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « billig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
billig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de plaque chauffée qui sert à cuire les crêpes et les galettes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for billig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is billig, spelled B-I-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Sorte de plaque chauffée qui sert à cuire les crêpes et les galettes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how billig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ci-dessus, ustensiles servant à la fabrication des crêpes en Bretagne : la billig (« galettoire »), le rozell (raclette) et le spanell (spatule). Cl. musée de la Crêpe.
Le chaudron va laisser la place aux fait-tout, casseroles et autres poêles, la tuile à galettes se voit concurrencer par la galetière munie d'une poignée, ou bien le billig couplé au gaz.
Synonyms
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.