holebi

\ɔ.lɛ.bi\

/\ɔ.lɛ.bi\/ noun

The verdict

“holebi” 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) - Homosexuel, lesbienne ou bisexuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-holebi · holebi · French

holebi · 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 "H" 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 holebi
PropertyValue
Headwordholebi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.lɛ.bi\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « holebi » en français

holebireste 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

holebi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.lɛ.bi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homosexuel, lesbienne ou bisexuel.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for holebi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is holebi, spelled H-O-L-E-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homosexuel, lesbienne ou bisexuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Contrairement, par exemple, aux allochtones, aux femmes ou aux personnes âgées, le sous-groupe des holebis est moins visible et donc plus difficile à circonscrire.

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 "holebi"?
"holebi" is spelled H-O-L-E-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.lɛ.bi\.
What does "holebi" mean?
As a noun, "holebi" means: Homosexuel, lesbienne ou bisexuel.
How do you pronounce "holebi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holebi" is \ɔ.lɛ.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holebi" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list