bisyllabique

\bi.si.la.bik\

/\bi.si.la.bik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composé de deux syllabes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bisyllabique · bisyllabique · French

bisyllabique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 bisyllabique
PropertyValue
Headwordbisyllabique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.si.la.bik\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bisyllabique » en français

bisyllabiquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bisyllabique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bi.si.la.bik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composé de deux syllabes.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bisyllabique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bisyllabique, spelled B-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Composé de deux syllabes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chaque paire contenait un nom monosyllabique et un nom bisyllabique, le nom le plus long comportant le plus court en tant qu’une de ses syllabes.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bisyllabique"?
"bisyllabique" is spelled B-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.si.la.bik\.
What does "bisyllabique" mean?
As an adjective, "bisyllabique" means: Composé de deux syllabes.
How do you pronounce "bisyllabique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisyllabique" is \bi.si.la.bik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisyllabique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list