bissection
\bi.sɛk.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“bissection” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Division d’un angle, d’une ligne, etc., en deux parties égales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bissection · bissection · French
bissection · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bissection |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.sɛk.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bissection » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bissection is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.sɛk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Division d’un angle, d’une ligne, etc., en deux parties égales.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bissection in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 bissection, spelled B-I-S-S-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Division d’un angle, d’une ligne, etc., en deux parties égales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bissection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il reste donc les méthodes de la bissection et de la sécante.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.