brav
\bʁaːf\
The verdict
“brav” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brave.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brav · brav · French
brav · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | brav |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bʁaːf\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brav » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brav is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bʁaːf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for brav in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is brav, spelled B-R-A-V.
Definition
- 1Brave.
- 2Gentil, gentille.
- 3Sage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Brav, Du bist ein braver Hund!
Ich war ein braves Kind gewesen, dann ein übertrieben kultivierter Jugendlicher. Meine Schwester Nathalie, die in der Schule die Aufgabe bekam: »Beschreibt eure Familie«, zeichnete von mir folgendes Portrait: »Mein Bruder ist sehr ernst, er macht nie Blödsinn und liest den ganzen Tag lang Erwachsenenbücher.«
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.