brumaire

\bʁy.mɛʁ\

/\bʁy.mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“brumaire” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,924
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le second mois du calendrier républicain ; il allait du 23 octobre au 21 novembre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brumaire · brumaire · French

brumaire · rank #30,924 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,924
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brandir

Nearest frequency peer: brandir (-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 « brumaire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brumaire » 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 brumaire
PropertyValue
Headwordbrumaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bʁy.mɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,924
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brumaire »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).brumairese 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 « brandir » (#30,923), « brumes » (#30,925), « bourbons » (#30,922). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brumaire » est au #30,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around brumaire (IPA \bʁy.mɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,924 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Le second mois du calendrier républicain ; il allait du 23 octobre au 21 novembre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for brumaire, with forms such as "bbrumaire", "brmuaire", and "brrumaire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is brumaire, spelled B-R-U-M-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le second mois du calendrier républicain ; il allait du 23 octobre au 21 novembre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Trois semaines plus tard, le 4 brumaire an IV (26 décembre 1795), la Convention nationale tint sa dernière séance et se sépara aux cris prolongés de Vive la République.
  2. Sous le code de brumaire an IV, cette institution s’appelait le jury d’accusation par opposition au jury de jugement.

This word in other languages

Brumaire(English)brumario(Español)Brumaire(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrumaire
  • brmuaire
  • brrumaire
  • bruamire
  • brumaier
  • brumairre
  • brumarie
  • brumiare
  • brummaire
  • burmaire
  • rbumaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brumaire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbrumaire1brmuaire2brrumaire1bruamire2brumaier2brumairre1brumarie2brumiare2
Edit distance from "brumaire"

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 "brumaire"?
"brumaire" is spelled B-R-U-M-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁy.mɛʁ\.
What does "brumaire" mean?
As a noun, "brumaire" means: Le second mois du calendrier républicain ; il allait du 23 octobre au 21 novembre.
What are common misspellings of "brumaire"?
Common misspellings include "bbrumaire", "brmuaire", "brrumaire", "bruamire", "brumaier". The correct spelling is "brumaire".
How do you pronounce "brumaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brumaire" is \bʁy.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brumaire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bourbons#30,922bûcheron#30,928caissons#30,929autocars#30,913

Similar misspelling depth

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

brandir11 variantscastors11 variantsassistait11 variantsCoccinelle11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list