brosser le lapin
\bʁɔ.se l(ə) la.pɛ̃\
The verdict
“brosser le lapin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étriller son cheval.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brosser-le-lapin · brosser le lapin · French
brosser le lapin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | brosser le lapin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bʁɔ.se l(ə) la.pɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brosser le lapin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brosser le lapin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bʁɔ.se l(ə) la.pɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étriller son cheval.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for brosser le lapin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is brosser le lapin, spelled B-R-O-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -L-A-P-I-N.
Definition
- 1Étriller son cheval.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how brosser le lapin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ça vous le contrariait et il pansait le cheval ! Je lui dis : — Mais, mon général ? — Bah ! qui dit, je ne veux pas être comme un fainéant, et il y a longtemps que je sais brosser le lapin.
Synonyms
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.