bivalve
\bi.valv\
The verdict
“bivalve” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est formé de deux pièces ou valves.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bivalve · bivalve · French
bivalve · 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 | bivalve |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bi.valv\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bivalve is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bi.valv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est formé de deux pièces ou valves.".
bivalve doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bivalve, spelled B-I-V-A-L-V-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est formé de deux pièces ou valves.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bivalve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Coquille, coquillage bivalve.
La capsule du lilas, le noyau de la pêche sont bivalves.
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.