briqueterie

\bʁik.tʁi\

/\bʁik.tʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“briqueterie” is uncommon French (frequency #75,461 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,461
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu où on fait de la brique.

Key facts for briqueterie
PropertyValue
Headwordbriqueterie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁik.tʁi\
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “briqueterie” 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). briqueterie lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

briqueterie is uncommon French at frequency #75,461 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁik.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for briqueterie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is briqueterie, spelled B-R-I-Q-U-E-T-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où on fait de la brique.
  2. 2
    Entreprise qui fabrique des briques ou des tuiles (tuilerie).

This word in other languages

brickyard(English)

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 "briqueterie"?
"briqueterie" is spelled B-R-I-Q-U-E-T-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁik.tʁi\.
What does "briqueterie" mean?
As a noun, "briqueterie" means: Lieu où on fait de la brique.
How do you pronounce "briqueterie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "briqueterie" is \bʁik.tʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "briqueterie" come from?
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Using “briqueterie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-I-Q-U-E-T-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁik.tʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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