branch

\bɹɑːntʃ\

/\bɹɑːntʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“branch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,637
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Branche (d’un arbre), rameau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-branch · branch · French

branch · rank #40,637 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,637
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH BPI

Nearest frequency peer: BPI (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « branch »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « branch » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

branch vs brand
67% similar
branch vs bunch
67% similar
branch vs branle
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for branch
PropertyValue
Headwordbranch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɹɑːntʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,637
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « branch »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).branchse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « BPI » (#40,636), « brandy » (#40,638), « bouvet » (#40,635). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « branch » est au #40,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around branch (IPA \bɹɑːntʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,637 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for branch, with forms such as "barnch", "bbranch", and "bracnh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brand", "bunch", "branle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is branch, spelled B-R-A-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche (d’un arbre), rameau.
  2. 2
    Section, branche.
  3. 3
    Filiale, succursale.
  4. 4
    Domaine, spécialité.
  5. 5
    Embranchement.
  6. 6
    Branche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how branch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Which branch of the organization is in charge of foreign currency?
  2. Bank branch.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barnch
  • bbranch
  • bracnh
  • brancch
  • branchh
  • branhc
  • brannch
  • brnach
  • brranch
  • rbanch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of branch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

barnch2bbranch1bracnh2brancch1branchh1branhc2brannch1brnach2
Edit distance from "branch"

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 "branch"?
"branch" is spelled B-R-A-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \bɹɑːntʃ\.
What does "branch" mean?
As a noun, "branch" means: Branche (d’un arbre), rameau.
What words are commonly confused with "branch"?
"branch" is commonly confused with "brand", "bunch", "branle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "branch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "branch" is \bɹɑːntʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "branch" come from?
"branch" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brandy#40,638bouvet#40,635breath#40,640Bornéo#40,632

Similar misspelling depth

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

cadmium10 variantsbastian10 variantsbasalte10 variantsavortée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list