Brigitte

\bʁi.ʒit\

/\bʁi.ʒit\/ name

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The verdict

“Brigitte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,815
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brigitte · Brigitte · French

Brigitte · rank #8,815 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,815
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH borne

Nearest frequency peer: borne (-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 « Brigitte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Brigitte » 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
Key facts for Brigitte
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrigitte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bʁi.ʒit\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,815
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Brigitte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Brigittese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « borne » (#8,814), « brosse » (#8,816), « berne » (#8,813). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Brigitte » est au #8,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Brigitte (IPA \bʁi.ʒit\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,815 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Brigitte, with forms such as "bbrigitte", "birgitte", and "brgiitte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Brigitte, spelled B-R-I-G-I-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Brigitte Bardot.
  2. Cette infécondité, qui, de mois en mois, lui fit verser des torrents de larmes, entretint longtemps le mépris de Brigitte, qui lui reprochait de n’être bonne à rien, pas même à faire des enfants.

This word in other languages

Bridget(English)Brigitte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrigitte
  • birgitte
  • brgiitte
  • briggitte
  • brigite
  • brigitet
  • brigtite
  • briigtte
  • brrigitte
  • rbigitte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrigitte1birgitte2brgiitte2briggitte1brigite1brigitet2brigtite2briigtte2
Edit distance from "Brigitte"

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 "Brigitte"?
"Brigitte" is spelled B-R-I-G-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁi.ʒit\.
What does "Brigitte" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brigitte" means: Prénom féminin.
What are common misspellings of "Brigitte"?
Common misspellings include "bbrigitte", "birgitte", "brgiitte", "briggitte", "brigite". The correct spelling is "Brigitte".
How do you pronounce "Brigitte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brigitte" is \bʁi.ʒit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brigitte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brigitte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

clergé10 variantscongés10 variantsachetez10 variantsdoubler10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list