brouillage

\bʁu.jaʒ\

/\bʁu.jaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“brouillage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #42,778 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#42,778
frequency rank, French
10
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de brouiller, résultat de cette action.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brouillage vs brouille
80% similar
brouillage vs brouillard
80% similar

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

Key facts for brouillage
PropertyValue
Headwordbrouillage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁu.jaʒ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,778
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brouillage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brouillage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for brouillage is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bʁu.jaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #42,778 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for brouillage, with forms such as "bbrouillage", "boruillage", and "broiullage". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "brouille", "brouillard", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is brouillage, spelled B-R-O-U-I-L-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de brouiller, résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Émission, réémission ou réflexion de signaux électromagnétiques perturbant le fonctionnement de moyens de détection ou de radiocommunication.
  3. 3
    Trouble apporté à la réception d’un signal utile par des phénomènes indésirables dus à la présence d’autres signaux ou de bruits se superposant à ce signal.
  4. 4
    Transformation du code source d’un programme destinée à le rendre incompréhensible.

This word in other languages

upset(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbrouillage,boruillage,broiullage,brouilage,brouilalge,brouillaeg,brouillagge,brouillgae,broulilage,brrouillage,bruoillage,rbouillage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrouillage1boruillage2broiullage2brouilage1brouilalge2brouillaeg2brouillagge1brouillgae2
Edit distance from "brouillage"

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 "brouillage"?
"brouillage" is spelled B-R-O-U-I-L-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁu.jaʒ\.
What does "brouillage" mean?
As a noun, "brouillage" means: Action de brouiller, résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "brouillage"?
"brouillage" is commonly confused with "brouille", "brouillard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brouillage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brouillage" is \bʁu.jaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brouillage" come from?
"brouillage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “brouillage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-R-O-U-I-L-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bʁu.jaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “brouille” - see the side-by-side comparison. brouillage vs brouille
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list