Brains

\bʁɛ̃\

/\bʁɛ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Brains” is uncommon French (frequency #90,484 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,484
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brains · Brains · French

Brains · rank #90,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,484
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brachet

Nearest frequency peer: Brachet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Brains »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Brains » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brains
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrains
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bʁɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Brains » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Brainstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Brachet » (#90,483), « brasero » (#90,485), « bretteur » (#90,487). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Brains » est au #90,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brains is uncommon French at frequency #90,484 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \bʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Brains in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Brains, spelled B-R-A-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Brains"?
"Brains" is spelled B-R-A-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛ̃\.
What does "Brains" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brains" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Loire-Atlantique.
How do you pronounce "Brains"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brains" is \bʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brains" come from?
"Brains" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brains", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list