bravo

\ˈbravo\

/\ˈbravo\/ noun

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The verdict

“bravo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,353
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine B.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bravo · bravo · French

bravo · rank #2,353 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,353
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrêtez

Nearest frequency peer: arrêtez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bravo »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bravo » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bravo vs bro
60% similar
bravo vs brio
60% similar
bravo vs bray
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bravo
PropertyValue
Headwordbravo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbravo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,353
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bravo »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bravose place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « arrêtez » (#2,352), « chansons » (#2,354), « archives » (#2,351). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bravo » est au #2,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bravo (IPA \ˈbravo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,353 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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. 1
    (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine B.
  2. 2
    Pavillon 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.

barvo2bbravo1braov2bravvo1brravo1brvao2rbavo2
Edit distance from "bravo"

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 "bravo"?
"bravo" is spelled B-R-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbravo\.
What does "bravo" mean?
As a noun, "bravo" means: (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine B.
What words are commonly confused with "bravo"?
"bravo" is commonly confused with "bro", "brio", "bray". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bravo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bravo" is \ˈbravo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bravo" come from?
"bravo" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bravo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vrais#2,348vendu#2,346tombé#2,342lever#2,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

option7 variantsperso7 variantssoyez7 variantsSyrie7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list