bisexuelvsbisexuelleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: bisexuel is a adjective, bisexuelle is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bisexuel” is an adjective and “bisexuelle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,474
“bisexuel” frequency rank
#45,475
“bisexuelle” frequency rank
90949
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bisexuel bisexuelle
Definition Qualifie une personne attirée sexuellement par les hommes, les femmes et/ou les personnes ayant d’autres genres (cela inclut l'attirance sentimentalement, même si le mot est utilisé comme un abus de langage dans ce contexte). Femme attirée sentimentalement et/ou sexuellement par 2 genres.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bisexuel and bisexuelle apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
bisexuel
10 ch
bisexuelle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bisexuel and bisexuelle carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bisexuel” sits inside “bisexuelle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bisexuel is recorded at frequency rank #45,474, classified as anadj, pronounced \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\. bisexuelle is at rank #45,475, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bi.sɛk.sɥɛl\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 90949, this pair ranks #4,303 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bisexuel vs bisexuelle

Shared letters: beilsux. Private to "bisexuel": -. Private to "bisexuelle": -.

"bisexuel" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "bisexuelle" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bisexuelbbisexuel · biesxuel · biseuxel · bisexeul · bisexuell · bisexule · bisexxuel · bissexuel
  • bisexuellebbisexuelle · biesxuelle · biseuxelle · bisexeulle · bisexuele · bisexuelel · bisexulele · bisexxuelle

Frequency comparison

bisexuel#45,474
bisexuelle#45,475

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bisexuel" and "bisexuelle" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bisexuel" is an adjective and "bisexuelle" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bisexuel" or "bisexuelle"?
"bisexuel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,474 in our French list, against #45,475 for "bisexuelle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bisexuel vs bisexuelle

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “bisexuel”; for a noun, it's “bisexuelle”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bisexuel” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list