bras de chemise
\bʁa də ʃə.miz\
The verdict
“bras de chemise” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bras-de-chemise · bras de chemise · French
bras de chemise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | bras de chemise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁa də ʃə.miz\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bras de chemise » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bras de chemise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁa də ʃə.miz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manche.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bras de chemise in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bras de chemise, spelled B-R-A-S- -D-E- -C-H-E-M-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Manche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bras de chemise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les chefs d’Etat, les ministres de la santé, bras de chemise relevé pour recevoir leur injection, prennent la pause devant les caméras en espérant rassurer.
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.