broke
\ˈbɹoʊk\
The verdict
“broke” is uncommon French (frequency #55,790 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,790
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou '(Désuet)' Foutu, cassé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-broke · broke · French
broke · rank #55,790 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,790
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH breveter
Nearest frequency peer: breveter (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « broke »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- boueuse
boueuse
44,214 corpus weight
- boulez
boulez
44,213 corpus weight
- breveter
breveter
44,212 corpus weight
- broke
broke
44,211 corpus weight
- bruissement
bruissement
44,210 corpus weight
- Bry
Bry
44,209 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « broke » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broke |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈbɹoʊk\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « broke » en français
Rare enough to double-check
broke is uncommon French at frequency #55,790 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈbɹoʊk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for broke in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is broke, spelled B-R-O-K-E.
Definition
- 1ou '(Désuet)' Foutu, cassé.
- 2Fauché, à sec.
- 3Rétrogradé, relevé de ses fonctions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how broke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If it ain’t broke, don't fix it. (adage populaire)
I’m dead broke. Can you spare a quarter for an unemployed vet?
Synonyms
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.
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