branchie
French, noun/bʁɑ̃.ʃi/
branchie is spelled B-R-A-N-C-H-I-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written French, the 214,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branchie is a French feminine noun meaning “gill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouverture en forme d’oreille que les poissons ont de chaque côté de la tête et qui donne issue à l’eau qui…”.
What does branchie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegill
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ouverture en forme d’oreille que les poissons ont de chaque côté de la tête et qui donne issue à l’eau qui est entrée dans leur bouche pour la respiration.
adjective: 1. Muni de branchies.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of branchie
- branchies plural
- branchiés plural masculine
- branchiée singular feminine
- branchiées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branchie?
- /bʁɑ̃.ʃi/
- \bʁɑ̃.ʃi\
- [bʁɑ̃.ʃi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branchie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branchie in French?
branchie appears about once in every 46 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).