bravo
\ˈbravo\
The verdict
“bravo” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,353 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,353
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine B.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bravo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈbravo\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bravo” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for bravo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈbravo\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,353 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bravo, with forms such as "barvo", "bbravo", and "braov". 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, "bro", "brio", "bray", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is bravo, spelled B-R-A-V-O.
Definition
- 1(radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine B.
- 2Pavillon du code international des signaux maritimes correspondant à la lettre B.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: barvo,bbravo,braov,bravvo,brravo,brvao,rbavo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bravo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “bravo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-A-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈbravo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bro” - see the side-by-side comparison. bravo vs bro
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.