brag

\bɹæɡ\

/\bɹæɡ\/ verb

The verdict

“brag” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se vanter, fanfaronner, frimer , faire le malin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brag · brag · French

brag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for brag
PropertyValue
Headwordbrag
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɹæɡ\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « brag » en français

bragreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brag is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bɹæɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for brag in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is brag, spelled B-R-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se vanter, fanfaronner, frimer , faire le malin.
  2. 2
    Bluffer.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brag"?
"brag" is spelled B-R-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is \bɹæɡ\.
What does "brag" mean?
As a verb, "brag" means: Se vanter, fanfaronner, frimer , faire le malin.
How do you pronounce "brag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brag" is \bɹæɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brag" come from?
"brag" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list