bisschen

\ˈbɪs.çən\

/\ˈbɪs.çən\/ adj

The verdict

“bisschen” 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) - (Utilisé uniquement dans ein bisschen) Peu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bisschen · bisschen · French

bisschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for bisschen
PropertyValue
Headwordbisschen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈbɪs.çən\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bisschen » en français

bisschenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisschen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈbɪs.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Utilisé uniquement dans ein bisschen) Peu.".

bisschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct French form is bisschen, spelled B-I-S-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Utilisé uniquement dans ein bisschen) Peu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er hatte doch nur ein bisschen Alkohol getrunken.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bisschen"?
"bisschen" is spelled B-I-S-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbɪs.çən\.
What does "bisschen" mean?
As an adjective, "bisschen" means: (Utilisé uniquement dans ein bisschen) Peu.
How do you pronounce "bisschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisschen" is \ˈbɪs.çən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisschen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list