Broglie

name

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"broglie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Broglie” is uncommon English (frequency #86,087 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,087
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-broglie · Broglie · English

Broglie · rank #86,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,087
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brung

Nearest frequency peer: brung (+2 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 “Broglie”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Broglie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Broglie
PropertyValue
HeadwordBroglie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Broglie” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “brung” (#86,089), “brane” (#86,084), “BTO” (#86,091). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Broglie” is #86,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Broglie is uncommon English at frequency #86,087 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Broglie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Broglie. The correct English form is Broglie, spelled B-R-O-G-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Etymology

From French Broglie.

This word in other languages

Broglie(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Broglie"?
"Broglie" is spelled B-R-O-G-L-I-E.
What does "Broglie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Broglie" means: A commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
What is the origin of the word "Broglie"?
From French Broglie. 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 "Broglie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bubbler#86,092Blighty#86,075cadenza#86,103batwing#86,050

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list