bisweilen
\bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən\
The verdict
“bisweilen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parfois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bisweilen · bisweilen · French
bisweilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | bisweilen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bisweilen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bisweilen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bisweilen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bisweilen, spelled B-I-S-W-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Parfois.
- 2Jusqu’ici, jusqu’à ce moment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bisweilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch harmlose Krankheiten verlaufen bisweilen tödlich.
Es gibt eine Million plausibler Erklärungen dafür, dass an einem Donnerstagabend um halb elf jemand an meiner Tür klingelt. (...) Wahrscheinlich nur Charlotte, die etwas vergessen hat. Oder meine Agentin, die ganz in der Nähe wohnt und bisweilen einfach vorbeischneit, wenn auch selten so spät.
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.