brins

\bʁɛ̃\

/\bʁɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“brins” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,863
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de brin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brins · brins · French

brins · rank #28,863 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,863
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bright

Nearest frequency peer: bright (-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 « brins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brins » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brins vs brun
60% similar
brins vs bros
60% similar
brins vs brio
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brins
PropertyValue
Headwordbrins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,863
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brins »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.brinsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bright » (#28,862), « buis » (#28,864), « braqueurs » (#28,861). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brins » est au #28,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around brins (IPA \bʁɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,863 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de brin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brins, with forms such as "bbrins", "birns", and "brinns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brun", "bros", "brio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is brins, spelled B-R-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de brin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On ressemble alors à ces oiseaux qui font leurs nids au printemps, vont et viennent, ramassent des brins de paille, les portent dans leur bec, et cotonnent le domicile de leurs œufs.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrins
  • birns
  • brinns
  • brinss
  • brisn
  • brnis
  • brrins
  • rbins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brins - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbrins1birns2brinns1brinss1brisn2brnis2brrins1rbins2
Edit distance from "brins"

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 "brins"?
"brins" is spelled B-R-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛ̃\.
What does "brins" mean?
As a noun, "brins" means: Pluriel de brin.
What words are commonly confused with "brins"?
"brins" is commonly confused with "brun", "bros", "brio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brins" is \bʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brins" come from?
"brins" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bulbe#28,865bigot#28,853baden#28,847amena#28,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bourde8 variantscoupon8 variantscourroie8 variantsdatait8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list