brevet

/bɹəˈvɛt/

//bɹəˈvɛt// noun

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"brevet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brevet” is uncommon English (frequency #54,653 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,653
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brevet · brevet · English

brevet · rank #54,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 31,241
  • PHOTO-FINISH bratty

Nearest frequency peer: bratty (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “brevet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “brevet” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for brevet
PropertyValue
Headwordbrevet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɹəˈvɛt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brevet” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brevet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brevet is uncommon English at frequency #54,653 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹəˈvɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for brevet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief. The correct English form is brevet, spelled B-R-E-V-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
  2. 2
    A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
  3. 3
    A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
  4. 4
    An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brevet"?
"brevet" is spelled B-R-E-V-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹəˈvɛt/.
What does "brevet" mean?
As a noun, "brevet" means: A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
How do you pronounce "brevet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brevet" is /bɹəˈvɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "brevet"?
Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brevet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bratty#54,652Bruton#54,659bagger#54,636capper#54,673
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list