brin de scie
The verdict
“brin de scie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Sciure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brin-de-scie · brin de scie · French
brin de scie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brin de scie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brin de scie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brin de scie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Sciure.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for brin de scie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is brin de scie, spelled B-R-I-N- -D-E- -S-C-I-E.
Definition
- 1ou Sciure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brin de scie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pépiniériste répartissait ses pieds greffés dans une caissette remplie de brin de scie de bois blanc qu'il plaçait ensuite sous un châssis pour hâter la soudure des greffes.
CLAIRE n'entend pas ce qu'il lui crie, pendant que celui-ci remplit son oreille droite de brin de scie avec un entonnoir, une tonne de sciures en miettes, pour boucher le canal sonore dans sa tête, […].
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.