bringue

\bʁɛ̃ɡ\

/\bʁɛ̃ɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“bringue” is uncommon French (frequency #79,115 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,115
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce ; morceau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bringue · bringue · French

bringue · rank #79,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,115
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bridage

Nearest frequency peer: bridage (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « bringue »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bringue » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bringue
PropertyValue
Headwordbringue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɛ̃ɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bringue » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bringuetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « bridage » (#79,114), « broue » (#79,117), « broussard » (#79,118). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bringue » est au #79,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bringue is uncommon French at frequency #79,115 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bringue, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bringue, spelled B-R-I-N-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce ; morceau.
  2. 2
    Femme dégingandée.
  3. 3
    Petit cheval mal fait, sans apparence.
  4. 4
    Les règles chez la femme, les menstruations.
  5. 5
    Querelle, ennui qu’on cherche à autrui.
  6. 6
    Lisier, fumier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ma pipe est en bringue, mille guieux !
  2. Mme Boche va leur donner congé, à elle et à sa grande bringue de sœur

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 "bringue"?
"bringue" is spelled B-R-I-N-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛ̃ɡ\.
What does "bringue" mean?
As a noun, "bringue" means: Pièce ; morceau.
How do you pronounce "bringue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bringue" is \bʁɛ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bringue" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bridage#79,114bottier#79,107bulgari#79,123borough#79,105

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list