Brom

\bʀoːm\

/\bʀoːm\/ noun

The verdict

“Brom” is uncommon French (frequency #64,988 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,988
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brome (l’élément chimique Br).

Corpus desk

Index FR-brom · Brom · French

Brom · rank #64,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,988
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brochets

Nearest frequency peer: brochets (-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 « Brom »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Brom » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brom
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrom
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʀoːm\
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Brom » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Bromtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « brochets » (#64,987), « bruant » (#64,989), « broch » (#64,986). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Brom » est au #64,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brom is uncommon French at frequency #64,988 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʀoːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brome (l’élément chimique Br).".

Zero misspellings are on record for Brom in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Brom, spelled B-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brome (l’élément chimique Br).

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 "Brom"?
"Brom" is spelled B-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is \bʀoːm\.
What does "Brom" mean?
As a noun, "Brom" means: Brome (l’élément chimique Br).
How do you pronounce "Brom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brom" is \bʀoːm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brom" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list