bravo
French, noun/bʁa.vo/
bravo is spelled B-R-A-V-O (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written French, the 2,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bravo is a French masculine noun meaning “applause, cheers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Applaudissement”.
What does bravo mean in English?
interjection
- 1
bravo!, hear, hear!, well said!, well done!
noun
- 1
masculineapplause, cheers
- 2
masculineswordsman
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Exclamation qui sert à approuver, applaudir.
noun: 1. Applaudissement.
noun: 1. Tueur à gages italien. 2. Homme de main.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bravo
- bravos plural
- bravi plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bravo?
- /bʁa.vo/
- \bʁa.vo\
- [bʁa.vo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bravo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bravo in French?
bravo appears 35 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).