brèche

\bʁɛʃ\

/\bʁɛʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“brèche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,527
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ouverture dans une clôture, un mur, une haie…

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

brèche vs Bruce
50% similar
brèche vs brève
67% similar
brèche vs Brice
50% similar

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

Key facts for brèche
PropertyValue
Headwordbrèche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɛʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,527
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brèche” 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). brèche lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around brèche (IPA \bʁɛʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,527 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for brèche, with forms such as "bbrèche", "brcèhe", and "breche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Bruce", "brève", "Brice", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is brèche, spelled B-R-È-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouverture dans une clôture, un mur, une haie…
  2. 2
    Vide ou cassure que l’on fait dans quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Partie entamée d'un ensemble.
  4. 4
    Tort, dommage que l’on fait à quelque chose, la diminution d’un bien qui devrait être conservé entier, intact.
  5. 5
    Écart de deux jeux d’avance, break.
  6. 6
    Ouverture dans la coque résistante d’un sous-marin pour embarquer du matériel.
  7. 7
    Absence d’un ou plusieurs nucléotides dans un des deux brins de l’ADN.

Synonyms

ouverturetroutrouée

This word in other languages

gap(English)brecha(Español)Bresche(Deutsch)brecha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrèche
  • brcèhe
  • breche
  • brrèche
  • brècche
  • brèceh
  • brèchhe
  • brèhce
  • bèrche
  • rbèche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brèche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbrèche1brcèhe2breche1brrèche1brècche1brèceh2brèchhe1brèhce2
Edit distance from "brèche"

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 "brèche"?
"brèche" is spelled B-R-È-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛʃ\.
What does "brèche" mean?
As a noun, "brèche" means: Ouverture dans une clôture, un mur, une haie…
What words are commonly confused with "brèche"?
"brèche" is commonly confused with "Bruce", "brève", "Brice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brèche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brèche" is \bʁɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brèche" come from?
"brèche" 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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Using “brèche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-È-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁɛʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bruce” - see the side-by-side comparison. brèche vs Bruce
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list