briser

\bʁi.ze\

/\bʁi.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“briser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,528
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rompre ; casser en plusieurs morceaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-briser · briser · French

briser · rank #5,528 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,528
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bords

Nearest frequency peer: bords (-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 « briser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « briser » 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).

briser vs brive
67% similar
briser vs brûler
67% similar
briser vs brisés
67% similar

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

Key facts for briser
PropertyValue
Headwordbriser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bʁi.ze\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,528
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « briser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).briserse 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 « bords » (#5,527), « bulle » (#5,529), « blue » (#5,526). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « briser » est au #5,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around briser (IPA \bʁi.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,528 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for briser, with forms such as "bbriser", "birser", and "briesr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brive", "brûler", "brisés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 briser, spelled B-R-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rompre ; casser en plusieurs morceaux.
  2. 2
    Interrompre brusquement ; casser l’essor, la lancée.
  3. 3
    Délivrer ; rompre une domination.
  4. 4
    Anéantir ; abattre moralement.
  5. 5
    Se dit des rayons lumineux dont la direction rectiligne change ou paraît changer soudainement comme si elle se brisait au point d’inflexion.
  6. 6
    Fatiguer, incommoder, harasser par une agitation trop rude.
  7. 7
    Modifier, ajouter ou supprimer une pièce d’armoiries à l’écu des armes d’une maison, afin de distinguer les cadets, les bâtards.
  8. 8
    S’arrêter, ne pas aller plus loin.
  9. 9
    ou Déferler ; devenir de l'écume.
  10. 10
    Tomber en panne.
  11. 11
    Se rompre, se mettre en pièces.
  12. 12
    à cette pensée mon cœur se brise. - Tous leurs efforts vinrent se briser contre cet obstacle.
  13. 13
    Certains ouvrages de fer et de bois composés de diverses pièces jointes, de manière à pouvoir aisément se plier, s’allonger, se raccourcir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les vestiges du culte primitif et du druidisme sont assez rares, grâce au zèle des chrétiens des premiers siècles, qui renversèrent, brisèrent et enfouirent une multitude de pierres-fittes.
  2. Ils avaient brisé les portes à coups de crosse et les Bavarois, surpris par la brusquerie de l'attaque, avaient mis bas les armes ou s'étaient sauvés.

This word in other languages

break(English)romper(Español)zerbrechen(Deutsch)quebrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbriser
  • birser
  • briesr
  • briserr
  • brisre
  • brisser
  • brriser
  • brsier
  • rbiser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbriser1birser2briesr2briserr1brisre2brisser1brriser1brsier2
Edit distance from "briser"

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 "briser"?
"briser" is spelled B-R-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁi.ze\.
What does "briser" mean?
As a verb, "briser" means: Rompre ; casser en plusieurs morceaux.
What words are commonly confused with "briser"?
"briser" is commonly confused with "brive", "brûler", "brisés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "briser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "briser" is \bʁi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "briser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coffre#5,534débile#5,550délais#5,551guinée#5,564

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list