brique

\bʁik\

/\bʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

“brique” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,832 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,832
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bloc de pierre artificielle fabriqué avec de la terre argileuse pétrie, moulée, séchée, cuite, et dont on se sert comme matériau de construction. Elle peut être pleine, alvéolée ou creuse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

brique vs Brise
50% similar
brique vs brive
67% similar
brique vs brisée
67% similar

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

Key facts for brique
PropertyValue
Headwordbrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁik\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,832
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brique” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brique lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for brique is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bʁik\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,832 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for brique, with forms such as "bbrique", "birque", and "briqeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Brise", "brive", "brisée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is brique, spelled B-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bloc de pierre artificielle fabriqué avec de la terre argileuse pétrie, moulée, séchée, cuite, et dont on se sert comme matériau de construction. Elle peut être pleine, alvéolée ou creuse.
  2. 2
    Bloc minéral employé pour chauffer le couchage.
  3. 3
    Matériau ou objet ayant la forme d’une brique.
  4. 4
    Unité de base d'un ensemble assimilé à un mur.
  5. 5
    Emballage parallélépipédique utilisé pour certaines denrées alimentaires
  6. 6
    Famille de fromages français à base de lait de brebis, de chèvre ou de vache, à pâte molle à croûte fleurie et souvent en forme de brique.
  7. 7
    Un million d’anciens francs français (dix mille nouveaux francs français, soit 1524 euros).
  8. 8
    Éclats, des tessons, des fragments d’une chose cassée.
  9. 9
    Gros roman, très épais, (en France on dit : « un pavé».)

Synonyms

ballebâtonplaquesac

This word in other languages

brick(English)ladrillo(Español)Backstein(Deutsch)tijolo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrique,birque,briqeu,briqque,briuqe,brqiue,brrique,rbique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrique1birque2briqeu2briqque1briuqe2brqiue2brrique1rbique2
Edit distance from "brique"

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 "brique"?
"brique" is spelled B-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁik\.
What does "brique" mean?
As a noun, "brique" means: Bloc de pierre artificielle fabriqué avec de la terre argileuse pétrie, moulée, séchée, cuite, et dont on se sert comme matériau de construction. Elle peut être pleine, alvéolée ou creuse.
What words are commonly confused with "brique"?
"brique" is commonly confused with "Brise", "brive", "brisée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brique" is \bʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brique" come from?
"brique" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “brique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Brise” - see the side-by-side comparison. brique vs Brise
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list