brunette

/bɹuˈnɛt/

//bɹuˈnɛt// adj

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"brunette" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“brunette” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,092. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,092
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a brown color or tone.

Corpus desk

Index EN-brunette · brunette · English

brunette · rank #17,092 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,092
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bribery

Nearest frequency peer: bribery (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “brunette”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “brunette” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brunette
PropertyValue
Headwordbrunette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɹuˈnɛt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,092
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “brunette”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).brunettelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “bribery” (#17,091), “bureaucratic” (#17,093), “braking” (#17,090). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “brunette” is #17,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brunette (IPA /bɹuˈnɛt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,092 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brunette, with forms such as "bbrunette", "brnuette", and "brrunette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet. The correct English form is brunette, spelled B-R-U-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of a brown color or tone.
  2. 2
    Having brown hair.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

This word in other languages

castaño(Español)brun(Français)brünett(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrunette
  • brnuette
  • brrunette
  • bruentte
  • brunete
  • brunetet
  • brunnette
  • bruntete
  • burnette
  • rbunette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brunette - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrunette1brnuette2brrunette1bruentte2brunete1brunetet2brunnette1bruntete2
Edit distance from "brunette"

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 "brunette"?
"brunette" is spelled B-R-U-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹuˈnɛt/.
What does "brunette" mean?
As an adjective, "brunette" means: Of a brown color or tone.
What are common misspellings of "brunette"?
Common misspellings include "bbrunette", "brnuette", "brrunette", "bruentte", "brunete". The correct spelling is "brunette".
How do you pronounce "brunette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brunette" is /bɹuˈnɛt/. 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 "brunette"?
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet. 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 "brunette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cassette#17,097cleavage#17,103awarding#17,080conceive#17,107

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

braking10 variantsAlvarez10 variantsaccession10 variantsweeping10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list