bisset

/ˈbisːet/

//ˈbisːet// verb

The verdict

“bisset” is uncommon French (frequency #95,605 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,605
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thème négatif au présent de l’indicatif de bissehit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bisset · bisset · French

bisset · rank #95,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,605
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bitumes

Nearest frequency peer: bitumes (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « bisset »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bisset » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bisset
PropertyValue
Headwordbisset
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbisːet/
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bisset » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bissettombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « bitumes » (#95,606), « bigouden » (#95,603), « bland » (#95,607). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bisset » est au #95,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisset is uncommon French at frequency #95,605 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈbisːet/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bisset, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bisset, spelled B-I-S-S-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Thème négatif au présent de l’indicatif de bissehit.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif de bissehit.
  3. 3
    Thème négatif au présent de l’impératif de bissehit.

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 "bisset"?
"bisset" is spelled B-I-S-S-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbisːet/.
What does "bisset" mean?
As a verb, "bisset" means: Thème négatif au présent de l’indicatif de bissehit.
How do you pronounce "bisset"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisset" is /ˈbisːet/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisset" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list