brochette
/bɹəʊˈʃɛt/
"brochette" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brochette” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brochette · brochette · English
brochette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brochette |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɹəʊˈʃɛt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brochette” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brochette is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹəʊˈʃɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
brochette has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French brochette, diminutive of broche (“spit”). The correct English form is brochette, spelled B-R-O-C-H-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1A small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
- 2Food cooked on such a device.
Etymology
Borrowed from French brochette, diminutive of broche (“spit”).
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.