brandis
\bʁɑ̃.di\
The verdict
“brandis” is uncommon French (frequency #57,793 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,793
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de brandir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brandis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bʁɑ̃.di\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brandis” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
brandis is uncommon French at frequency #57,793 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bʁɑ̃.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for brandis in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is brandis, spelled B-R-A-N-D-I-S.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de brandir.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de brandir.
- 3Première personne du singulier du passé simple de brandir.
- 4Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple de brandir.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de brandir.
- 6Masculin pluriel du participe passé de brandir.
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.
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Using “brandis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-A-N-D-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bʁɑ̃.di\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.