brochure
/ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/
"brochure" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brochure” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,777 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,777
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brochure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brochure” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for brochure is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,777 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for brochure, with forms such as "bbrochure", "borchure", and "brcohure". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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: 1748, from French brochure (“stitched work”), from brocher (“to stitch”), from Old French brochier (“to pierce”), from broche (“awl”), from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed”). Doublet of broach. The correct English form is brochure, spelled B-R-O-C-H-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
Etymology
1748, from French brochure (“stitched work”), from brocher (“to stitch”), from Old French brochier (“to pierce”), from broche (“awl”), from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed”). Doublet of broach.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrochure,borchure,brcohure,brocchure,brochhure,brochrue,brochuer,brochurre,brocuhre,brohcure,brrochure,rbochure
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brochure - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “brochure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-R-O-C-H-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.