brandevin
\bʁɑ̃d.vɛ̃\
The verdict
“brandevin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eau-de-vie de vin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brandevin · brandevin · French
brandevin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brandevin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁɑ̃d.vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
brandevin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁɑ̃d.vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eau-de-vie de vin.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brandevin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is brandevin, spelled B-R-A-N-D-E-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Eau-de-vie de vin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brandevin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une lampe à pétrole, alimentée avec parcimonie, répandait sur tous les objets une lumière verdâtre ; […], une lie verte dans les verres à brandevin, du verdet authentique sur les petites mesures en cuivre, où les paysans buvaient à même devant le buffet sur lequel ils jetaient leur monnaie de billon.
Le bol, — c'était plutôt un bassin, — le bol était rempli de la précieuse liqueur. Il ne contenait pas moins de dix pintes de brandevin.
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.