brûlage
\bʁy.laʒ\
The verdict
“brûlage” is uncommon French (frequency #80,957 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,957
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de brûler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brulage · brûlage · French
brûlage · rank #80,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,957
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH Bréhat
Nearest frequency peer: Bréhat (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « brûlage »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- britannica
britannica
19,047 corpus weight
- brocart
brocart
19,046 corpus weight
- Bréhat
Bréhat
19,045 corpus weight
- brûlage
brûlage
19,044 corpus weight
- béantes
béantes
19,043 corpus weight
- béate
béate
19,042 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « brûlage » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brûlage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁy.laʒ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brûlage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brûlage is uncommon French at frequency #80,957 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁy.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brûlage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is brûlage, spelled B-R-Û-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de brûler.
- 2Destruction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brûlage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La technique de récolte du coton laisse la plante en place, avec une quantité importante de matière végétale en partie lignifiée à détruire par brûlage, ou à réduire en brins courts pour favoriser l'enfouissement et la décomposition dans le sol.
En France, les déchets verts font partie des déchets ménagers, dont le brûlage à l’air libre est interdit par l’article 84 (circulaire du 9 août 1978) du Règlement sanitaire départemental type (RSDT).
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.
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