bisexuel

/\bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“bisexuel” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,474 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#45,474
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Qualifie une personne attirée sexuellement par les hommes, les femmes et/ou les personnes ayant d’autres genres (cela inclut l'attirance sentimentalement, même si le mot est utilisé comme un abus d...

Key facts for bisexuel
PropertyValue
Headwordbisexuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,474
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bisexuel” 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). bisexuel lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bisexuel is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,474 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bisexuel, with forms such as "bbisexuel", "biesxuel", and "biseuxel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bisexuels", "bisexuelle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is bisexuel, spelled B-I-S-E-X-U-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une personne attirée sexuellement par les hommes, les femmes et/ou les personnes ayant d’autres genres (cela inclut l'attirance sentimentalement, même si le mot est utilisé comme un abus de langage dans ce contexte).
  2. 2
    Relatif à la bisexualité.
  3. 3
    Orthographe parfois utilisée pour bissexuel, androgyne.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbisexuel,biesxuel,biseuxel,bisexeul,bisexuell,bisexule,bisexxuel,bissexuel,bisxeuel,bsiexuel,ibsexuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bisexuel — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "bisexuel"

bbisexuel1biesxuel2biseuxel2bisexeul2bisexuell1bisexule2bisexxuel1bissexuel1
Edit distance from "bisexuel"

Frequency rank: #45,474 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bisexuel"?
"bisexuel" is spelled B-I-S-E-X-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\.
What does "bisexuel" mean?
As an adjective, "bisexuel" means: Qualifie une personne attirée sexuellement par les hommes, les femmes et/ou les personnes ayant d’autres genres (cela inclut l'attirance sentimentalement, même si le mot est utilisé comme un abus d...
What words are commonly confused with "bisexuel"?
"bisexuel" is commonly confused with "bisexuels", "bisexuelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bisexuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisexuel" is \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisexuel" come from?
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Using “bisexuel”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-S-E-X-U-E-L — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bisexuels” — see the side-by-side comparison. bisexuel vs bisexuels
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our French index:

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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.