biture

\bi.tyʁ\

/\bi.tyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longueur de chaîne filant avec l’ancre au mouillage. ^([1])

Corpus desk

Index FR-biture · biture · French

biture · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for biture
PropertyValue
Headwordbiture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.tyʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « biture » en français

bituresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

biture is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

biture doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is biture, spelled B-I-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Longueur de chaîne filant avec l’ancre au mouillage. ^([1])
  2. 2
    État d’ivresse ; cuite.
  3. 3
    Vitesse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'ancre de veille de tribord, empennelée d'une ancre à jet, fut mouillée par bâbord-arrière pour servir d'ancre d’évitage ; elle avait une biture de 80 brasses.
  2. La biture du week-end progresse chez les jeunes Suisses.

This word in other languages

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 "biture"?
"biture" is spelled B-I-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.tyʁ\.
What does "biture" mean?
As a noun, "biture" means: Longueur de chaîne filant avec l’ancre au mouillage. ^([1])
How do you pronounce "biture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biture" is \bi.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biture" come from?
"biture" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list