brouette

\bʁu.ɛt\

/\bʁu.ɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“brouette” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,740
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit tombereau à une roue (plus rarement deux), permettant de transporter des charges lourdes sur des chantiers ou dans un jardin et qu’on pousse d’ordinaire devant soi, ou que l'on tire si le ter...

Corpus desk

Index FR-brouette · brouette · French

brouette · rank #36,740 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,740
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brigue

Nearest frequency peer: brigue (-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 « brouette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brouette » 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).

brouette vs brunette
75% similar
brouette vs baguette
75% similar
brouette vs boulette
75% similar

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

Key facts for brouette
PropertyValue
Headwordbrouette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁu.ɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,740
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brouette »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.brouettese 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 « brigue » (#36,739), « Brétigny » (#36,741), « Brief » (#36,737). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brouette » est au #36,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around brouette (IPA \bʁu.ɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,740 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for brouette, with forms such as "bbrouette", "boruette", and "broeutte". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "brunette", "baguette", "boulette", and more, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is brouette, spelled B-R-O-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit tombereau à une roue (plus rarement deux), permettant de transporter des charges lourdes sur des chantiers ou dans un jardin et qu’on pousse d’ordinaire devant soi, ou que l'on tire si le terrain monte.
  2. 2
    Désigne le contenu d’une brouette, une brouettée.
  3. 3
    Jeu dans lequel une personne marche sur les mains pendant qu’une autre lui tient les jambes à la façon des brancards d’une brouette.
  4. 4
    Position du coït durant laquelle un des partenaires se tient sur ses mains et l’autre lui tient les jambes.
  5. 5
    Sorte de véhicule, chaise à porteur montée sur deux roues que l’on rencontrait aux XVIIᵉ et XVIIIᵉ siècles.
  6. 6
    Se dit d’un véhicule, motorisé ou non, lent et souvent en mauvais état ou ancien.
  7. 7
    Se dit d’un appareil lent ou ancien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une brouette métallique standard permet de transporter de 30 litres 0,03 m3 à 60 litres 0,06 m3 de terre
  2. Le travail du sel n’a pas beaucoup changé depuis que les moines cisterciens ont tracé le plan des salines en 945. Le changement technologique le plus important, ici, c’est peut-être l’apparition de la brouette !

Synonyms

vivianevinaigrette

This word in other languages

wheelbarrow(English)carretilla(Español)Schubkarre(Deutsch)carrinho de mão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrouette
  • boruette
  • broeutte
  • brouete
  • brouetet
  • broutete
  • brrouette
  • bruoette
  • rbouette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrouette1boruette2broeutte2brouete1brouetet2broutete2brrouette1bruoette2
Edit distance from "brouette"

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 "brouette"?
"brouette" is spelled B-R-O-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁu.ɛt\.
What does "brouette" mean?
As a noun, "brouette" means: Petit tombereau à une roue (plus rarement deux), permettant de transporter des charges lourdes sur des chantiers ou dans un jardin et qu’on pousse d’ordinaire devant soi, ou que l'on tire si le ter...
What words are commonly confused with "brouette"?
"brouette" is commonly confused with "brunette", "baguette", "boulette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brouette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brouette" is \bʁu.ɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brouette" come from?
"brouette" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brétigny#36,741capturée#36,747bouffent#36,732Bosphore#36,729

Similar misspelling depth

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

Brasil9 variantsboudoir9 variantscasher9 variantsbomber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list