broche

\bʁɔʃ\

/\bʁɔʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“broche” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #19,770 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,770
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tige pointue que l’on passe au travers d’une volaille ou d’une pièce de viande que l’on souhaite faire rôtir, pour la faire tourner au-dessus de la flamme.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

broche vs Bruce
50% similar
broche vs Brock
50% similar
broche vs brome
67% similar

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

Key facts for broche
PropertyValue
Headwordbroche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɔʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,770
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “broche” 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). broche 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 broche is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bʁɔʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,770 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for broche, with forms such as "bbroche", "borche", and "brcohe". 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, "Bruce", "Brock", "brome", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is broche, spelled B-R-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tige pointue que l’on passe au travers d’une volaille ou d’une pièce de viande que l’on souhaite faire rôtir, pour la faire tourner au-dessus de la flamme.
  2. 2
    Tige de fer recevant la bobine dans les filatures.
  3. 3
    Tige métallique utilisée en chirurgie pour consolider ou fixer un os fracturé, une articulation.
  4. 4
    Long piton muni d’un anneau utilisé dans la neige et la glace, ou en escalade artificielle.
  5. 5
    Outil utilisé par les maçons pour casser les matériaux. Outil en forme de burin dont la tige est pointue.
  6. 6
    Tige de métal fixée latéralement sur les anciennes munitions et percutant l’amorce.
  7. 7
    Cheville ou tige servant à enfiler des objets.
  8. 8
    Tige constituant la partie mâle d’une connexion électrique.
  9. 9
    Tige à l’intérieur du pêne d’une serrure, lorsque la clef est creuse.
  10. 10
    Cheville pour boucher le trou fait au foret dans un tonneau. On la nomme aussi esquive
  11. 11
    Partie tournante (portant un mandrin, une pointe de tour, une fraise, etc.) d’une machine-outil, servant à usiner un trou dans une pièce.
  12. 12
    Aiguille à tricoter.
  13. 13
    Éperon.
  14. 14
    Bijou muni d’une longue épingle et d’un fermoir, servant à attacher un châle, un col, ou à garnir un corsage.
  15. 15
    Fil de fer, parfois d'autres métaux.
  16. 16
    Fil de fer, parfois d'autres métaux.
  17. 17
    Au pluriel : défenses du sanglier.
  18. 18
    Au pluriel : premiers bois du chevreuil.
  19. 19
    Dents.
  20. 20
    Bracket vestibulaire nommé aussi bague

Synonyms

rôtibrochettehâtelettournebrochefuseaupiton à glaceburinattachefibule

This word in other languages

spit(English)asador(Español)Spieß(Deutsch)espeto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbroche,borche,brcohe,brocche,broceh,brochhe,brohce,brroche,rboche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broche - 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.

bbroche1borche2brcohe2brocche1broceh2brochhe1brohce2brroche1
Edit distance from "broche"

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 "broche"?
"broche" is spelled B-R-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɔʃ\.
What does "broche" mean?
As a noun, "broche" means: Tige pointue que l’on passe au travers d’une volaille ou d’une pièce de viande que l’on souhaite faire rôtir, pour la faire tourner au-dessus de la flamme.
What words are commonly confused with "broche"?
"broche" is commonly confused with "Bruce", "Brock", "brome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broche" is \bʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broche" come from?
"broche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “broche”

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

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