brièvement
\bʁi.jɛv.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“brièvement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,508 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #8,508
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De façon brève.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brièvement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bʁi.jɛv.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brièvement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for brièvement is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bʁi.jɛv.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,508 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for brièvement, with forms such as "bbrièvement", "birèvement", and "brievement". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 brièvement, spelled B-R-I-È-V-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1De façon brève.
- 2En peu de mots.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrièvement,birèvement,brievement,brivèement,brièevment,brièveemnt,brièvemennt,brièvementt,brièvemetn,brièvemment,brièvemnet,brièvmeent,brièvvement,brrièvement,brèivement,rbièvement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brièvement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “brièvement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-I-È-V-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bʁi.jɛv.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.