broches

\bʁɔʃ\

/\bʁɔʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“broches” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,862
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de broche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-broches · broches · French

broches · rank #31,862 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,862
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brittany

Nearest frequency peer: Brittany (-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 « broches »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « broches » 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).

broches vs brother
71% similar
broches vs brosses
71% similar
broches vs brochet
86% similar

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

Key facts for broches
PropertyValue
Headwordbroches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɔʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,862
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « broches »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.brochesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Brittany » (#31,861), « bri » (#31,860), « brome » (#31,864). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « broches » est au #31,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around broches (IPA \bʁɔʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,862 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for broches, with forms such as "bbroches", "borches", and "brcohes". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "brother", "brosses", "brochet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is broches, spelled B-R-O-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de broche.
  2. 2
    Se dit des défenses du sanglier.
  3. 3
    Se dit des premiers bois du chevreuil.
  4. 4
    Désigne les dents.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Malheureusement, le choc du rouleau ébranle alors un énorme tas de casseroles, et les fait dégringoler sur M. Martin : les casseroles, en dégringolant, font dégringoler le tas des lèchefrites ; les lèchefrites, les vieux fusils ; les vieux fusils, les vieilles rouillardes ; les rouillardes, les broches à rôti ; les broches à rôti, les pincettes, les pelle…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroches
  • borches
  • brcohes
  • brocches
  • brocehs
  • brochess
  • brochhes
  • brochse
  • brohces
  • brroches
  • rboches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbroches1borches2brcohes2brocches1brocehs2brochess1brochhes1brochse2
Edit distance from "broches"

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 "broches"?
"broches" is spelled B-R-O-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɔʃ\.
What does "broches" mean?
As a noun, "broches" means: Pluriel de broche.
What words are commonly confused with "broches"?
"broches" is commonly confused with "brother", "brosses", "brochet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broches" is \bʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broches" come from?
"broches" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bronzer#31,865bouille#31,856bossait#31,854Cassidy#31,874

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Brittany11 variantscarcasses11 variantscerisier11 variantsbergerie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list