bisseur
\bi.sœʁ\
The verdict
“bisseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élève qui reprend un niveau de classe au lieu de passer au niveau supérieur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bisseur · bisseur · French
bisseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bisseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bi.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bisseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élève qui reprend un niveau de classe au lieu de passer au niveau supérieur.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bisseur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bisseur, spelled B-I-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Élève qui reprend un niveau de classe au lieu de passer au niveau supérieur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bisseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À la Faculté Notre-Dame de la Paix à Namur, on passe de 595 inscrits à 770 — soit +30% —, dont 198 bisseurs.
L’étudiant qui n’a pas réussi en deuxième session peut être recommandé à reprendre, pourvu qu’il ne soit pas bisseur et qu’il soit classé en ordre utile.
Synonyms
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.