bravent

\bʁav\

/\bʁav\/ verb

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The verdict

“bravent” is uncommon French (frequency #78,201 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,201
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe braver.

Key facts for bravent
PropertyValue
Headwordbravent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bʁav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bravent” 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). bravent 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

bravent is uncommon French at frequency #78,201 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \bʁav\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bravent, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bravent, spelled B-R-A-V-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe braver.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif présent du verbe braver.

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 "bravent"?
"bravent" is spelled B-R-A-V-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁav\.
What does "bravent" mean?
As a verb, "bravent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe braver.
How do you pronounce "bravent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bravent" is \bʁav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bravent" come from?
"bravent" 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 “bravent”

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

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