bravura
/bɹəˈvjʊəɹə/
"bravura" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bravura” is uncommon English (frequency #68,889 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,889
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bravura · bravura · English
bravura · rank #68,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,889
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bridgeman
Nearest frequency peer: bridgeman (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “bravura”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- blowed
blowed
31,120 corpus weight
- boggle
boggle
31,116 corpus weight
- bombast
bombast
31,114 corpus weight
- bravura
bravura
31,112 corpus weight
- bridgeman
bridgeman
31,111 corpus weight
- buckskin
buckskin
31,107 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bravura” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bravura |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɹəˈvjʊəɹə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,889 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bravura” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bravura is uncommon English at frequency #68,889 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹəˈvjʊəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bravura, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian bravura (“skill”), from bravo (“good, skilful”). Compare bravado. The correct English form is bravura, spelled B-R-A-V-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect.
- 2A display of daring.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bravura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yet just as, in opposition to the majority, I admired Fosse's Nightsongs and The Girl On The Sofa, so I found myself absorbed by this 70-minute play; and, whatever it may mean, there is no denying the production's visual bravura.
Etymology
From Italian bravura (“skill”), from bravo (“good, skilful”). Compare bravado.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).