bronchite

\bʁɔ̃.ʃit\

/\bʁɔ̃.ʃit\/ noun

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The verdict

“bronchite” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,192
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation de la muqueuse des bronches.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bronchite · bronchite · French

bronchite · rank #39,192 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,192
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH branlée

Nearest frequency peer: branlée (-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 « bronchite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bronchite » 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).

bronchite vs bronche
78% similar

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

Key facts for bronchite
PropertyValue
Headwordbronchite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁɔ̃.ʃit\
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,192
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bronchite »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « branlée » (#39,191), « buzzer » (#39,193), « branco » (#39,190). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bronchite » est au #39,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bronchite (IPA \bʁɔ̃.ʃit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,192 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inflammation de la muqueuse des bronches.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bronchite, with forms such as "bbronchite", "bornchite", and "brnochite". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bronche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bronchite, spelled B-R-O-N-C-H-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflammation de la muqueuse des bronches.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’auscultation révèle à gauche des râles crépitants nombreux au centre, muqueux en dessous, gros et gargouillants au bas. À droite des râles crépitants fins dans la moitié inférieure. Jusqu’ici les mouvements respiratoires ont été normaux. Je diagnostique avec assurance une bronchite double sans miliaires et sans hépatisation ; l’expectoration abondante e…
  2. Un rhume, en apparence bénin peut, s’il est négligé, dégénérer en bronchite ou en pneumonie ; le plus sage serait d’éviter de courir ce risque en prenant des précautions nécessaires pour que vous ne vous enrhumiez pas.

Synonyms

bronchitis

This word in other languages

bronchitis(English)bronquitis(Español)bronquite(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbronchite
  • bornchite
  • brnochite
  • brocnhite
  • broncchite
  • bronchhite
  • bronchiet
  • bronchitte
  • bronchtie
  • broncihte
  • bronhcite
  • bronnchite
  • brronchite
  • rbonchite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbronchite1bornchite2brnochite2brocnhite2broncchite1bronchhite1bronchiet2bronchitte1
Edit distance from "bronchite"

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 "bronchite"?
"bronchite" is spelled B-R-O-N-C-H-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɔ̃.ʃit\.
What does "bronchite" mean?
As a noun, "bronchite" means: Inflammation de la muqueuse des bronches.
What words are commonly confused with "bronchite"?
"bronchite" is commonly confused with "bronche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bronchite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bronchite" is \bʁɔ̃.ʃit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bronchite" come from?
"bronchite" 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 "bronchite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bâtisseur#39,194bousiller#39,186bobsleigh#39,184cardinals#39,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

atteindrait14 variantsathéniens14 variantsapprenants14 variantsaffaissement14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list