binaural

\bi.no.ʁal\

/\bi.no.ʁal\/ adj

The verdict

“binaural” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de biaural.

Corpus desk

Index FR-binaural · binaural · French

binaural · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for binaural
PropertyValue
Headwordbinaural
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.no.ʁal\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « binaural » en français

binauralsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

binaural is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bi.no.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de biaural.".

Zero misspellings are on record for binaural in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is binaural, spelled B-I-N-A-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de biaural.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La synthèse binaurale semble attrayante, mais plusieurs difficultés expliquent qu’elle peine à se concrétiser (…)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "binaural"?
"binaural" is spelled B-I-N-A-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.no.ʁal\.
What does "binaural" mean?
As an adjective, "binaural" means: Variante de biaural.
How do you pronounce "binaural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "binaural" is \bi.no.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "binaural" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list