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BM

French, noun/be.ɛm/

BM is spelled B-M (2 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). BM is a French feminine noun meaning “short for BMW (automobile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Véhicule de la marque BMW”.

What does BM mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineshort for BMW (automobile)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Véhicule de la marque BMW.

noun: 1. Bloc manuel, un type d’aiguillage.

noun: 1. Registre des baptêmes et mariages réunis dans un microfilm.

noun: 1. Bois moyen.

noun: 1. Bureau des méthodes.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of BM

  • BE canonical

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce BM?

  • /be.ɛm/
  • \be.ɛm\
  • [be.ɛm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to BM

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is BM in French?

BM appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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