bimensuel
French, noun/bi.mɑ̃.sɥɛl/
bimensuel is spelled B-I-M-E-N-S-U-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 77,345th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bimensuel is a French masculine noun meaning “bimonthly (a publication issued twice a month)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Périodique qui paraît deux fois par mois”.
What does bimensuel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fortnightly, semimonthly, bimonthly, biweekly (occurring twice a month)
noun
- 1
masculinebimonthly (a publication issued twice a month)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a lieu ou paraît deux fois par mois. 2. Qui a lieu ou paraît tous les deux mois, bimestriel (ce sens est le sens d’origine, celui donné par Littré, et il continue à être utilisé, ce qui peut causer des confusions avec le sens précédent).
noun: 1. Périodique qui paraît deux fois par mois.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bimensuel
- bimensuelle feminine
- bimensuels masculine plural
- bimensuelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bimensuel?
- /bi.mɑ̃.sɥɛl/
- \bi.mɑ̃.sɥɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bimensuel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bimensuel in French?
bimensuel appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).