Brésilien

\bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\

/\bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“Brésilien” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,734
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitant du Brésil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bresilien · Brésilien · French

Brésilien · rank #5,734 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH ball

Nearest frequency peer: ball (-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 « Brésilien »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Brésilien » 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).

Brésilien vs brésiliens
80% similar
Brésilien vs brésilienne
73% similar

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

Key facts for Brésilien
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrésilien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,734
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Brésilien »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Brésiliense place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ball » (#5,733), « campus » (#5,735), « azur » (#5,732). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Brésilien » est au #5,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Brésilien (IPA \bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,734 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Habitant du Brésil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brésilien, with forms such as "bbrésilien", "bresilien", and "brrésilien". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "brésiliens", "brésilienne", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Brésilien, spelled B-R-É-S-I-L-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitant du Brésil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Brésilien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On dit qu’elle a enguirlandé mon Crevel, le petit Steinbock et un magnifique Brésilien.
  2. Le Brésilien a tout fait, dimanche, pour la victoire de Paris sur la pelouse lorientaise (1-2).

This word in other languages

Brazilian(English)brasileño(Español)Brasilianer(Deutsch)brasileiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrésilien
  • bresilien
  • brrésilien
  • brséilien
  • bréislien
  • brésiilen
  • brésilein
  • brésilienn
  • brésiline
  • brésillien
  • brésliien
  • bréssilien
  • bérsilien
  • rbésilien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Brésilien - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrésilien1bresilien1brrésilien1brséilien2bréislien2brésiilen2brésilein2brésilienn1
Edit distance from "Brésilien"

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 "Brésilien"?
"Brésilien" is spelled B-R-É-S-I-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\.
What does "Brésilien" mean?
As a noun, "Brésilien" means: Habitant du Brésil.
What words are commonly confused with "Brésilien"?
"Brésilien" is commonly confused with "brésiliens", "brésilienne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Brésilien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brésilien" is \bʁe.zi.ljɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brésilien" come from?
"Brésilien" 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 "Brésilien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list