bissectrice

\bi.sɛk.tʁis\

/\bi.sɛk.tʁis\/ noun

The verdict

“bissectrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne droite qui passant par le sommet d’un angle divise cet angle en deux parties égales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bissectrice · bissectrice · French

bissectrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for bissectrice
PropertyValue
Headwordbissectrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.sɛk.tʁis\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bissectrice » en français

bissectricen'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

bissectrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.sɛk.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ligne droite qui passant par le sommet d’un angle divise cet angle en deux parties égales.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bissectrice, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bissectrice, spelled B-I-S-S-E-C-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne droite qui passant par le sommet d’un angle divise cet angle en deux parties égales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En ce qui concerne le tracé de l'enveloppe des tangentes provisoires, on pourra se contenter de mener un arc de cercle, tangent à trois de ces tangentes : le centre de cet arc sera déterminé par l'intersection des bissectrices menées au pont d'intersection des tangentes respectives.
  2. Le nuage des points s’aligne sur la première bissectrice lorsque la distribution théorique proposée est une bonne représentation des observations.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bissectrice"?
"bissectrice" is spelled B-I-S-S-E-C-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.sɛk.tʁis\.
What does "bissectrice" mean?
As a noun, "bissectrice" means: Ligne droite qui passant par le sommet d’un angle divise cet angle en deux parties égales.
How do you pronounce "bissectrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bissectrice" is \bi.sɛk.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bissectrice" come from?
"bissectrice" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list