brette
French, noun/bʁɛt/
brette is spelled B-R-E-T-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brette is a French feminine noun meaning “rapier, (type of) long sword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de longue épée de combat et de duel, dont la garde est en coquille”.
What does brette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerapier, (type of) long sword
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de longue épée de combat et de duel, dont la garde est en coquille. 2. Sorte de querelle ou dispute. 3. Outil servant à strier un crépi.
adjective: 1. Denté.
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 brette
- brettes plural
- brettés plural masculine
- brettée singular feminine
- brettées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brette?
- /bʁɛt/
- \bʁɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brette in French?
brette appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).