britpop

\bʁit.pop\

/\bʁit.pop\/ noun

The verdict

“britpop” is uncommon French (frequency #98,831 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,831
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sous-genre du rock alternatif britannique des années 1990 caractérisé par l’usage de guitares électriques influencé par les formations anglaises des années 1960 et 1970.

Key facts for britpop
PropertyValue
Headwordbritpop
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁit.pop\
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “britpop” 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). britpop lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

britpop is uncommon French at frequency #98,831 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁit.pop\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sous-genre du rock alternatif britannique des années 1990 caractérisé par l’usage de guitares électriques influencé par les formations anglaises des années 1960 et 1970.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for britpop, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 britpop, spelled B-R-I-T-P-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous-genre du rock alternatif britannique des années 1990 caractérisé par l’usage de guitares électriques influencé par les formations anglaises des années 1960 et 1970.

This word in other languages

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 "britpop"?
"britpop" is spelled B-R-I-T-P-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁit.pop\.
What does "britpop" mean?
As a noun, "britpop" means: Sous-genre du rock alternatif britannique des années 1990 caractérisé par l’usage de guitares électriques influencé par les formations anglaises des années 1960 et 1970.
How do you pronounce "britpop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "britpop" is \bʁit.pop\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "britpop" come from?
"britpop" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “britpop”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-I-T-P-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁit.pop\ (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