binational

\bi.na.sjɔ.nal\

/\bi.na.sjɔ.nal\/ adj

The verdict

“binational” is uncommon French (frequency #77,290 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,290
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient à ou concerne deux nations.

Corpus desk

Index FR-binational · binational · French

binational · rank #77,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,290
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bimestriel

Nearest frequency peer: bimestriel (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « binational »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « binational » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for binational
PropertyValue
Headwordbinational
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.na.sjɔ.nal\
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « binational » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.binationaltombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « bimestriel » (#77,289), « bimensuel » (#77,288), « biomédecine » (#77,292). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « binational » est au #77,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

binational is uncommon French at frequency #77,290 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bi.na.sjɔ.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for binational in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is binational, spelled B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui appartient à ou concerne deux nations.
  2. 2
    Qui a une double nationalité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Chili et l’Argentine ont officiellement lancé hier une force binationale de maintien de paix, qui devrait être opérationnelle en 2012 si elle est entérinée comme prévu par l’ONU en décembre.
  2. Le gouvernement dominicain a augmenté les mesures de contrôle sanitaire ces derniers jours pour enrayer la propagation de la maladie, limitant le commerce binational et l’entrée d’Haïtiens sur son territoire.

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 "binational"?
"binational" is spelled B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.na.sjɔ.nal\.
What does "binational" mean?
As an adjective, "binational" means: Qui appartient à ou concerne deux nations.
How do you pronounce "binational"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "binational" is \bi.na.sjɔ.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list