bitumineux

\bi.ty.mi.nø\

/\bi.ty.mi.nø\/ adj

The verdict

“bitumineux” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,906
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient du bitume ou qui a les qualités du bitume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bitumineux · bitumineux · French

bitumineux · rank #25,906 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,906
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bile

Nearest frequency peer: bile (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bitumineux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bitumineux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bitumineux
PropertyValue
Headwordbitumineux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bi.ty.mi.nø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,906
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bitumineux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bitumineuxse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bile » (#25,905), « blaireau » (#25,907), « beuh » (#25,904). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bitumineux » est au #25,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bitumineux (IPA \bi.ty.mi.nø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,906 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui contient du bitume ou qui a les qualités du bitume.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bitumineux, with forms such as "bbitumineux", "bitmuineux", and "bittumineux". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bitumineux, spelled B-I-T-U-M-I-N-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui contient du bitume ou qui a les qualités du bitume.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les marnes et les calcaires bitumineux, avec nombreuses ammonites et bélemnites, sont fort épaisses à Fontette, où la coupure de la route met à découvert, à une grande altitude, la partie supérieure formée par des argiles noires à nodules calcaréo-ferrugineux.
  2. — Il y a du pétrole, ici, me disait-il. Partout, le long de cette rivière, vous le voyez sortir de terre. Vous-même avez sans doute pris pour combustible une échappée de gaz naturel… Et que dites-vous des sables bitumineux ?

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbitumineux
  • bitmuineux
  • bittumineux
  • bituimneux
  • bitumienux
  • bitumineuxx
  • bituminexu
  • bituminneux
  • bituminuex
  • bitummineux
  • bitumnieux
  • biutmineux
  • btiumineux
  • ibtumineux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bitumineux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbitumineux1bitmuineux2bittumineux1bituimneux2bitumienux2bitumineuxx1bituminexu2bituminneux1
Edit distance from "bitumineux"

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 "bitumineux"?
"bitumineux" is spelled B-I-T-U-M-I-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.ty.mi.nø\.
What does "bitumineux" mean?
As an adjective, "bitumineux" means: Qui contient du bitume ou qui a les qualités du bitume.
What are common misspellings of "bitumineux"?
Common misspellings include "bbitumineux", "bitmuineux", "bittumineux", "bituimneux", "bitumienux". The correct spelling is "bitumineux".
How do you pronounce "bitumineux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bitumineux" is \bi.ty.mi.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bitumineux" come from?
"bitumineux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list