brogne
\bʁɔɲ\
The verdict
“brogne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cotte de mailles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brogne · brogne · French
brogne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brogne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁɔɲ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brogne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brogne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁɔɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
brogne has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is brogne, spelled B-R-O-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Cotte de mailles.
- 2Tumeur.
- 3Tumeur.
- 4Chaussure écossaise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brogne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le cavalier lourd est protégé par une cuirasse de cuir et de fer, la brogne, par un casque et par un bouclier; il est armé d'une lance et d'une longue épée. Les brognes sont si efficaces et si précieuses (elles valent de 4 à 12 vaches) qu'il est interdit de les exporter.
Au milieu du VIIIᵉ siècle, les vassaux sont tenus de participer au combat avec l'équipement complet comprenant un cheval, une cuirasse (lorica), brogne formée d'écailles de fer imbriquées fixées sur un vêtement support (qui ne se modifie guère jusqu'au milieu du XIᵉ siècle), un bouclier de bois, une lance, une épée, un coutelas dérivé de l'ancien scramasax.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.