Bisounours

\bi.zu.nuʁs\

/\bi.zu.nuʁs\/ name

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The verdict

“Bisounours” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,074
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ours en peluche, issu d’une ligne de jouets américaine commercialisée à partir des années 1980, notamment déclinée en dessins animés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bisounours · Bisounours · French

Bisounours · rank #28,074 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,074
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bienfaiteur

Nearest frequency peer: bienfaiteur (-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 « Bisounours »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Bisounours » 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 Bisounours
PropertyValue
HeadwordBisounours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bi.zu.nuʁs\
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,074
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Bisounours »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Bisounoursse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bienfaiteur » (#28,073), « bone » (#28,075), « bee » (#28,072). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Bisounours » est au #28,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bisounours (IPA \bi.zu.nuʁs\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,074 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bisounours, with forms such as "bbisounours", "biosunours", and "bisonuours". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Bisounours, spelled B-I-S-O-U-N-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ours en peluche, issu d’une ligne de jouets américaine commercialisée à partir des années 1980, notamment déclinée en dessins animés.
  2. 2
    Personne trop optimiste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A bien des égards, ce nouveau monde rappelle celui des Bisounours : un univers où tout le monde est gentil, et dont la candeur est la valeur cardinale.
  2. [Laurent Fabius] Quand je vois les peignées qu’ils sont en train de se mettre – et encore je ne vois que l’aspect public –, je me dis que nous, au Parti socialiste, – nous sommes des Bisounours.

Synonyms

Calinours

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbisounours
  • biosunours
  • bisonuours
  • bisounnours
  • bisounorus
  • bisounourrs
  • bisounourss
  • bisounousr
  • bisounuors
  • bisouonurs
  • bissounours
  • bisuonours
  • bsiounours
  • ibsounours

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbisounours1biosunours2bisonuours2bisounnours1bisounorus2bisounourrs1bisounourss1bisounousr2
Edit distance from "Bisounours"

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 "Bisounours"?
"Bisounours" is spelled B-I-S-O-U-N-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.zu.nuʁs\.
What does "Bisounours" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bisounours" means: Ours en peluche, issu d’une ligne de jouets américaine commercialisée à partir des années 1980, notamment déclinée en dessins animés.
What are common misspellings of "Bisounours"?
Common misspellings include "bbisounours", "biosunours", "bisonuours", "bisounnours", "bisounorus". The correct spelling is "Bisounours".
How do you pronounce "Bisounours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bisounours" is \bi.zu.nuʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bisounours" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

bourgeoises14 variantscognitifs14 variantscolorants14 variantsdynamiser14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list