bismuth

\bis.myt\

/\bis.myt\/ noun

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The verdict

“bismuth” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,572
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Métal fragile, d’un blanc gris à teinte rouge et qui cristallise facilement, de symbole Bi et de numéro atomique 83 ; il appartient à la série chimique des métaux pauvres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bismuth · bismuth · French

bismuth · rank #33,572 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,572
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestiole

Nearest frequency peer: bestiole (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bismuth »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bismuth » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bismuth
PropertyValue
Headwordbismuth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bis.myt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,572
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bismuth »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bismuthse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bestiole » (#33,571), « blancheur » (#33,573), « Berthelot » (#33,570). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bismuth » est au #33,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bismuth (IPA \bis.myt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,572 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bismuth, with forms such as "bbismuth", "bimsuth", and "bismmuth". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bismuth, spelled B-I-S-M-U-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Métal fragile, d’un blanc gris à teinte rouge et qui cristallise facilement, de symbole Bi et de numéro atomique 83 ; il appartient à la série chimique des métaux pauvres.
  2. 2
    Sels de bismuth, employés un temps puis abandonnés en raison de leur toxicité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'étain, le plomb, le bismuth, l’antimoine, qui sont séparés pendant la dissolution ou la sursaturation par l'hydroxyde d’ammonium, sont sans influence sur le résultat.
  2. On est alors fort étonné de retrouver les morceaux de bismuth intacts, leur aspect extérieur ne diffère en rien de ce qu’il était avant la chauffe […] Il semble, d’après cela que le bismuth n’a pas fondu.

Synonyms

actinium Cradium Cradium Ethorium Cétain d’antimoineétain de glace

This word in other languages

bismuth(English)bismuto(Español)Bismut(Deutsch)bismuto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbismuth
  • bimsuth
  • bismmuth
  • bismtuh
  • bismuht
  • bismuthh
  • bismutth
  • bissmuth
  • bisumth
  • bsimuth
  • ibsmuth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bismuth - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbismuth1bimsuth2bismmuth1bismtuh2bismuht2bismuthh1bismutth1bissmuth1
Edit distance from "bismuth"

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 "bismuth"?
"bismuth" is spelled B-I-S-M-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \bis.myt\.
What does "bismuth" mean?
As a noun, "bismuth" means: Métal fragile, d’un blanc gris à teinte rouge et qui cristallise facilement, de symbole Bi et de numéro atomique 83 ; il appartient à la série chimique des métaux pauvres.
What are common misspellings of "bismuth"?
Common misspellings include "bbismuth", "bimsuth", "bismmuth", "bismtuh", "bismuht". The correct spelling is "bismuth".
How do you pronounce "bismuth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bismuth" is \bis.myt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bismuth" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Benelux#33,569bordent#33,576bassine#33,566Barbade#33,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bestiole11 variantscalvitie11 variantscalèche11 variantsCarnegie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list