brasser

\bʁa.se\

/\bʁa.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“brasser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,374
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fabriquer de la bière en remuant le malt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brasser · brasser · French

brasser · rank #31,374 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,374
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brandi

Nearest frequency peer: brandi (-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 « brasser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brasser » 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).

brasser vs briser
71% similar
brasser vs brosse
71% similar
brasser vs Bresse
57% similar

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

Key facts for brasser
PropertyValue
Headwordbrasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bʁa.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,374
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brasser »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « brandi » (#31,373), « Breizh » (#31,375), « bourgeons » (#31,372). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brasser » est au #31,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brasser (IPA \bʁa.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,374 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brasser, with forms such as "barsser", "bbrasser", and "braser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "briser", "brosse", "Bresse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is brasser, spelled B-R-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fabriquer de la bière en remuant le malt.
  2. 2
    Faire fermenter des pommes pour fabriquer du cidre.
  3. 3
    Tramer, fomenter, comploter.
  4. 4
    Mouvoir, agiter en vue d’une opération.
  5. 5
    Mélanger des cartes ou tout autre objet.
  6. 6
    Connecter.
  7. 7
    Parler.
  8. 8
    Se frotter le corps avec les bras.
  9. 9
    Créer ou maintenir une situation où il y a beaucoup d'action ; malmener.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Là étaient tous les instruments d'économie domestique de ces pauvres filles, leur petit cuvier pour faire la lessive, leur petite cuve avec un appareil elliptique pour brasser elles-mêmes leur bière.
  2. Abraham était allé couper du bois d’iLalanyathi pour se confectionner une nouvelle sagaie, tandis que Jabulile était demeurée dans l’umuzi à brasser la bière, son petit Thabo dans le dos emmitouflé dans un kaross de peau.

Synonyms

brasseyerbrasseïer

This word in other languages

brew(English)elaborar(Español)brauen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • barsser
  • bbrasser
  • braser
  • brasesr
  • brasserr
  • brassre
  • brrasser
  • brsaser
  • rbasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brasser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

barsser2bbrasser1braser1brasesr2brasserr1brassre2brrasser1brsaser2
Edit distance from "brasser"

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 "brasser"?
"brasser" is spelled B-R-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁa.se\.
What does "brasser" mean?
As a verb, "brasser" means: Fabriquer de la bière en remuant le malt.
What words are commonly confused with "brasser"?
"brasser" is commonly confused with "briser", "brosse", "Bresse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brasser" is \bʁa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brasser" come from?
"brasser" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

boréale#31,371Bruneau#31,378bercail#31,364Belfast#31,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Breizh9 variantsbrandi9 variantsbuster9 variantsaugusta9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list