Binche

\bɛ̃ʃ\

/\bɛ̃ʃ\/ name

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The verdict

“Binche” is an uncommon French word, ranked #51,917 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#51,917
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune de la province du Hainaut de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Key facts for Binche
PropertyValue
HeadwordBinche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bɛ̃ʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Binche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Binche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Binche is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɛ̃ʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #51,917 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Binche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Binche, spelled B-I-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune de la province du Hainaut de la région wallonne de Belgique.
  2. 2
    Commune (ou entité) composée de Binche, Bray, Buvrinnes, Epinois, Leval-Trahegnies (ou Leval), Péronnes (ou Péronnes-lez-Binche), Ressaix et Waudrez.

Synonyms

cité des Gilles

This word in other languages

Bins(Español)

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 "Binche"?
"Binche" is spelled B-I-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛ̃ʃ\.
What does "Binche" mean?
As a proper noun, "Binche" means: Commune de la province du Hainaut de la région wallonne de Belgique.
How do you pronounce "Binche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Binche" is \bɛ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Binche" come from?
"Binche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Binche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-N-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bɛ̃ʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list