bras mort

\bʁa mɔʁ\

/\bʁa mɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“bras mort” 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 May 6, 2026) - Partie relictuelle de l’ancien cours d’un cours d’eau, dans lequel l’eau ne passe plus.

Key facts for bras mort
PropertyValue
Headwordbras mort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁa mɔʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bras mort” sits in French frequency

bras mort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bras mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁa mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bras mort, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bras mort, spelled B-R-A-S- -M-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie relictuelle de l’ancien cours d’un cours d’eau, dans lequel l’eau ne passe plus.
  2. 2
    Canalisation où l’eau stagne pendant une longue période (tuyau pincé à son extrémité suite à la suppression d’un robinet, canalisation d’un robinet qui ne sert jamais, canalisation en attente de raccord).

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bras mort"?
"bras mort" is spelled B-R-A-S- -M-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁa mɔʁ\.
What does "bras mort" mean?
As a noun, "bras mort" means: Partie relictuelle de l’ancien cours d’un cours d’eau, dans lequel l’eau ne passe plus.
How do you pronounce "bras mort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bras mort" is \bʁa mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bras mort" come from?
"bras mort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bras mort”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-A-S- -M-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁa mɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list