biscornu
\bis.kɔʁ.ny\
The verdict
“biscornu” 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) - Qui a une forme irrégulière, baroque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biscornu · biscornu · French
biscornu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biscornu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bis.kɔʁ.ny\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biscornu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
biscornu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bis.kɔʁ.ny\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for biscornu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is biscornu, spelled B-I-S-C-O-R-N-U.
Definition
- 1Qui a une forme irrégulière, baroque.
- 2Inattendu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biscornu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous commençons aux lanternes l’ascension de Péra, par les rues biscornues des quartiers turcs.
On découvre des escaliers bossus, étriqués, des recoins et profondeurs inexprimables, des bouts de cours et de ruelles, un pêle-mêle biscornu. — Voilà les restes du Moyen âge, la fantaisie et l’anti-hygiène.
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