bissectrice
\bi.sɛk.tʁis\
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.
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bissectrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.sɛk.tʁis\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Ligne droite qui passant par le sommet d’un angle divise cet angle en deux parties égales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bissectrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.