brêle
French, noun/bʁɛl/
brêle is spelled B-R-Ê-L-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brêle is a French feminine noun meaning “stupid or incompetent person; imbecile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mulet”.
What does brêle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevulgarstupid or incompetent person; imbecile
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mulet. 2. Âne, bon à rien, blaireau. 3. Mobylette, véhicule à deux roues de moins de 50 cm³. 4. Moto peu puissante.
noun: 1. Courroie, martingale que l'on utilise pour empêcher les vaches de relever la tête afin d'éviter qu'elles ne mangent les pousses des arbres. 2. Poisson (Espèce ?).
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de brêle.
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 brêle
- brêles plural
- brèle
- brèles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brêle?
- /bʁɛl/
- \bʁɛl\
- [bʁɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brêle in French?
brêle appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).