bine

\bin\

/\bin\/ noun

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The verdict

“bine” is uncommon French (frequency #57,109 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,109
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris), particulièrement fève au lard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bine · bine · French

bine · rank #57,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,109
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bezons

Nearest frequency peer: Bezons (-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 « bine »

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 « bine » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bine
PropertyValue
Headwordbine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bin\
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bine » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Bezons » (#57,108), « bionique » (#57,110), « Benitez » (#57,107). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bine » est au #57,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bine is uncommon French at frequency #57,109 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bine, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bine, spelled B-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris), particulièrement fève au lard.
  2. 2
    Coup de poing amical, généralement donné sur l’épaule ou sur la cuisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tu vas bien dormir grâce à moi, à condition de pas manger d’bines avant de t’coucher !
  2. Et là, je m’imagine ces bûcherons québécois festoyant dans leur petite cabane à sucre à manger des bines pleines de sirop d’érable jusqu’à plus faim et à chanter des bons chants paillards…

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 "bine"?
"bine" is spelled B-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bin\.
What does "bine" mean?
As a noun, "bine" means: Haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris), particulièrement fève au lard.
How do you pronounce "bine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bine" is \bin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bine" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

batz#57,101braz#57,124arty#57,088busy#57,136

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list