broussailles

\bʁu.saj\

/\bʁu.saj\/ noun

The verdict

“broussailles” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,179
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de broussaille : épines, ronces et autres arbustes semblables qui croissent dans les forêts, dans les terrains incultes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-broussailles · broussailles · French

broussailles · rank #38,179 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,179
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH broncos

Nearest frequency peer: broncos (-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 « broussailles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « broussailles » 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 broussailles
PropertyValue
Headwordbroussailles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁu.saj\
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,179
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « broussailles »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).broussaillesse 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 « broncos » (#38,178), « buanderie » (#38,180), « broc » (#38,177). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « broussailles » est au #38,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around broussailles (IPA \bʁu.saj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,179 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for broussailles, with forms such as "bbroussailles", "borussailles", and "brosusailles". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is broussailles, spelled B-R-O-U-S-S-A-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de broussaille : épines, ronces et autres arbustes semblables qui croissent dans les forêts, dans les terrains incultes.
  2. 2
    Chevelure, pilosité touffue et en désordre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce terrain est couvert de broussailles.
  2. Passer à travers les broussailles.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroussailles
  • borussailles
  • brosusailles
  • brousailles
  • brousasilles
  • broussailels
  • broussailes
  • broussailless
  • broussaillse
  • broussaliles
  • broussialles
  • brroussailles
  • bruossailles
  • rboussailles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbroussailles1borussailles2brosusailles2brousailles1brousasilles2broussailels2broussailes1broussailless1
Edit distance from "broussailles"

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 "broussailles"?
"broussailles" is spelled B-R-O-U-S-S-A-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁu.saj\.
What does "broussailles" mean?
As a noun, "broussailles" means: Pluriel de broussaille : épines, ronces et autres arbustes semblables qui croissent dans les forêts, dans les terrains incultes.
What are common misspellings of "broussailles"?
Common misspellings include "bbroussailles", "borussailles", "brosusailles", "brousailles", "brousasilles". The correct spelling is "broussailles".
How do you pronounce "broussailles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broussailles" is \bʁu.saj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broussailles" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list