branler

\bʁɑ̃.le\

/\bʁɑ̃.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“branler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,316
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre en branle ; mettre en mouvement ; agiter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-branler · branler · French

branler · rank #15,316 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,316
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH boucliers

Nearest frequency peer: boucliers (-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 « branler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « branler » 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).

branler vs brûler
71% similar
branler vs braver
71% similar
branler vs briller
71% similar

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

Key facts for branler
PropertyValue
Headwordbranler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bʁɑ̃.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,316
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « branler »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « boucliers » (#15,315), « Broadway » (#15,317), « Block » (#15,314). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « branler » est au #15,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around branler (IPA \bʁɑ̃.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,316 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for branler, with forms such as "barnler", "bbranler", and "bralner". 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, "brûler", "braver", "briller", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is branler, spelled B-R-A-N-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre en branle ; mettre en mouvement ; agiter.
  2. 2
    Bouger, se dandiner.
  3. 3
    Travailler.
  4. 4
    Masturber, caresser le sexe d’une personne (en général un homme) pour lui procurer du plaisir.
  5. 5
    Être en branle, en équilibre instable.
  6. 6
    Se masturber, faire des mouvements de va-et-vient avec sa main sur son pénis ou son clitoris.
  7. 7
    Prendre du plaisir à travailler ou réfléchir sur un sujet supposé sans réel intérêt.
  8. 8
    Ne pas s’intéresser à quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ma grand’mère, un soir à sa fête, De vin pur ayant bu deux doigts, Nous disait en branlant la tête : Que d’amoureux j’eus autrefois !
  2. La mère Malard, branlant son bonnet noir, en a avalé les « Ave Maria » qu’elle bavotte à mi-voix, au long des heures, pour la conversion des pécheurs.

Synonyms

mouvoirhocherbougersecouerbougersecouerfoutremasturberonanismepignolertoucherLeBron Jamesfapfappermasturber

This word in other languages

shake(English)menear(Español)schaukeln(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barnler
  • bbranler
  • bralner
  • branelr
  • branlerr
  • branller
  • branlre
  • brannler
  • brnaler
  • brranler
  • rbanler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of branler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

barnler2bbranler1bralner2branelr2branlerr1branller1branlre2brannler1
Edit distance from "branler"

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 "branler"?
"branler" is spelled B-R-A-N-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɑ̃.le\.
What does "branler" mean?
As a verb, "branler" means: Mettre en branle ; mettre en mouvement ; agiter.
What words are commonly confused with "branler"?
"branler" is commonly confused with "brûler", "braver", "briller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "branler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "branler" is \bʁɑ̃.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "branler" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list