brûlerie
\bʁyl(ə).ʁi\
The verdict
“brûlerie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distillerie d'alcool, principalement d’eau-de-vie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brulerie · brûlerie · French
brûlerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brûlerie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁyl(ə).ʁi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
brûlerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁyl(ə).ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for brûlerie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is brûlerie, spelled B-R-Û-L-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Distillerie d'alcool, principalement d’eau-de-vie.
- 2Atelier de torréfaction.
- 3Acte de brûler une personne condamnée au bûcher ^([2]).
- 4Acte de brûler des livres ou des bibliothèques.
- 5Atelier où l'on brûlait des objets contenant un peu d'or (cadres dorés, tissus lamés, etc.) pour pouvoir le récupérer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brûlerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avant d'établir une brûlerie, il est prudent de s'assurer, par des expériences faites en petit, combien, d'une mesure déterminée de vin, il est possible de retirer d'eau-de-vie au titre, et de celle au-dessous.
De même à Paris, il existe plusieurs brûleries de café traitant exclusivement des cafés coloniaux et qui ont une clientèle qui les apprécie.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.