brosser

\bʁɔ.se\

/\bʁɔ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“brosser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,068
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frotter, nettoyer avec une brosse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brosser · brosser · French

brosser · rank #20,068 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,068
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bro

Nearest frequency peer: bro (-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 « brosser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brosser » 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).

brosser vs broyer
71% similar
brosser vs brousse
71% similar
brosser vs brother
71% similar

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

Key facts for brosser
PropertyValue
Headwordbrosser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bʁɔ.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,068
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brosser »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).brosserse 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 « bro » (#20,067), « brouillon » (#20,069), « Brendan » (#20,066). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brosser » est au #20,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brosser (IPA \bʁɔ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,068 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brosser, with forms such as "bbrosser", "borsser", and "broser". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "broyer", "brousse", "brother", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 brosser, spelled B-R-O-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frotter, nettoyer avec une brosse.
  2. 2
    Frotter avec une brosse l’habit, le vêtement que quelqu’un a sur lui.
  3. 3
    Donner des coups, infliger à quelqu’un une défaite.
  4. 4
    Peindre à la brosse, il se dit surtout d’une exécution rapide et peu soignée.
  5. 5
    Décrire ; présenter une description.
  6. 6
    Ne pas assister aux cours, ne pas aller à l’école.
  7. 7
    Courir au travers des bois les plus épais.
  8. 8
    S'enivrer, en parlant de l'alcool, cuiter.
  9. 9
    Frotter avec une brosse.
  10. 10
    Se passer de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se brosser les dents.
  2. Il faudra joliment se brosser, se ficeler, se damasquiner, reprit Florine.

This word in other languages

brush(English)cepillar(Español)bürsten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrosser
  • borsser
  • broser
  • brosesr
  • brosserr
  • brossre
  • brrosser
  • brsoser
  • rbosser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brosser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrosser1borsser2broser1brosesr2brosserr1brossre2brrosser1brsoser2
Edit distance from "brosser"

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 "brosser"?
"brosser" is spelled B-R-O-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɔ.se\.
What does "brosser" mean?
As a verb, "brosser" means: Frotter, nettoyer avec une brosse.
What words are commonly confused with "brosser"?
"brosser" is commonly confused with "broyer", "brousse", "brother". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brosser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brosser" is \bʁɔ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brosser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Brendan#20,066caleçon#20,073casinos#20,077baronne#20,055

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list