brouhaha

\bʁu.a.a\

/\bʁu.a.a\/ noun

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The verdict

“brouhaha” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,673
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bruit confus produit par une foule, et qui est souvent un signe d’approbation ou de désapprobation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brouhaha · brouhaha · French

brouhaha · rank #29,673 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,673
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brisbane

Nearest frequency peer: Brisbane (-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 « brouhaha »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brouhaha » 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
Key facts for brouhaha
PropertyValue
Headwordbrouhaha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁu.a.a\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,673
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brouhaha »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Brisbane » (#29,672), « brésiliennes » (#29,674), « Brienne » (#29,671). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brouhaha » est au #29,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brouhaha (IPA \bʁu.a.a\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,673 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for brouhaha, with forms such as "bbrouhaha", "boruhaha", and "brohuaha". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is brouhaha, spelled B-R-O-U-H-A-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bruit confus produit par une foule, et qui est souvent un signe d’approbation ou de désapprobation.
  2. 2
    Bruit confus, tumulte.
  3. 3
    Agitation, sans idée de bruit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un brouhaha, une tempête d’exclamations accueillit ces paroles.
  2. Le capitaine, lui, heureux de ce brouhaha, satisfait du plaisir que prenaient ces pauvres gens, relégués pour ainsi dire au-delà du monde habitable, se promenait joyeusement au milieu de ses invités.

Synonyms

rumeurcacophonie

This word in other languages

commotion(English)algarabía(Español)Rummel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrouhaha
  • boruhaha
  • brohuaha
  • brouahha
  • brouhaah
  • brouhahha
  • brouhhaa
  • brouhhaha
  • brrouhaha
  • bruohaha
  • rbouhaha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrouhaha1boruhaha2brohuaha2brouahha2brouhaah2brouhahha1brouhhaa2brouhhaha1
Edit distance from "brouhaha"

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 "brouhaha"?
"brouhaha" is spelled B-R-O-U-H-A-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁu.a.a\.
What does "brouhaha" mean?
As a noun, "brouhaha" means: Bruit confus produit par une foule, et qui est souvent un signe d’approbation ou de désapprobation.
What are common misspellings of "brouhaha"?
Common misspellings include "bbrouhaha", "boruhaha", "brohuaha", "brouahha", "brouhaah". The correct spelling is "brouhaha".
How do you pronounce "brouhaha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brouhaha" is \bʁu.a.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brouhaha" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Brisbane#29,672Bélanger#29,676blindage#29,664capuchon#29,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

citrons11 variantsassimilée11 variantsassiduité11 variantsconfiait11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list