binational
\bi.na.sjɔ.nal\
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
- bienêtre
bienêtre
22,715 corpus weight
- bimensuel
bimensuel
22,713 corpus weight
- bimestriel
bimestriel
22,712 corpus weight
- binational
binational
22,711 corpus weight
- biomédecine
biomédecine
22,709 corpus weight
- bion
bion
22,708 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « binational » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | binational |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bi.na.sjɔ.nal\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #77,290 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « binational » en français
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
- 1Qui appartient à ou concerne deux nations.
- 2Qui a une double nationalité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how binational appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.
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