braveheart

\ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\

/\ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\/ adj

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The verdict

“braveheart” is uncommon French (frequency #89,484 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,484
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brave, courageux, vaillant.

Key facts for braveheart
PropertyValue
Headwordbraveheart
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “braveheart” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). braveheart lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

braveheart is uncommon French at frequency #89,484 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brave, courageux, vaillant.".

Zero misspellings are on record for braveheart in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is braveheart, spelled B-R-A-V-E-H-E-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brave, courageux, vaillant.

Synonyms

brave

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 "braveheart"?
"braveheart" is spelled B-R-A-V-E-H-E-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\.
What does "braveheart" mean?
As an adjective, "braveheart" means: Brave, courageux, vaillant.
How do you pronounce "braveheart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "braveheart" is \ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "braveheart" come from?
"braveheart" 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 “braveheart”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-A-V-E-H-E-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˌbɹeɪv.ˈhɑɹt\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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