brun

\bʁœ̃\

/\bʁœ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“brun” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,320
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la couleur du marron clair tirant sur le noir. #993300

Corpus desk

Index FR-brun · brun · French

brun · rank #5,320 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,320
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brevet

Nearest frequency peer: brevet (-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 « brun »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « brun » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

brun vs bu
50% similar
brun vs but
50% similar
brun vs bus
50% similar

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

Key facts for brun
PropertyValue
Headwordbrun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bʁœ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,320
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « brun »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).brunse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « brevet » (#5,319), « Caen » (#5,321), « caisses » (#5,322). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « brun » est au #5,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around brun (IPA \bʁœ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,320 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for brun, with forms such as "bbrun", "brnu", and "brrun". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bu", "but", "bus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is brun, spelled B-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    De la couleur du marron clair tirant sur le noir. #993300
  2. 2
    Couleur sombre des cheveux.
  3. 3
    Fasciste ; nazi.
  4. 4
    → voir de brun.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ses yeux bruns étaient bordés de noir ou plutôt meurtris ; sa lèvre supérieure était ornée d’un duvet brun qui dessinait une espèce de fumée ; elle avait les lèvres menues, et son front impérieux était rehaussé par une chevelure jadis noire, mais qui tournait au chinchilla.
  2. La plupart des maisons avaient un rez-de-chaussée en pierre, des étages faits de tournisses sombres et d’un hourdage de torchis brun.

Synonyms

basanémarron

This word in other languages

brown(English)marrón(Español)braun(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrun
  • brnu
  • brrun
  • brunn
  • rbun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brun - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbrun1brnu2brrun1brunn1rbun2
Edit distance from "brun"

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 "brun"?
"brun" is spelled B-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁœ̃\.
What does "brun" mean?
As an adjective, "brun" means: De la couleur du marron clair tirant sur le noir. #993300
What words are commonly confused with "brun"?
"brun" is commonly confused with "bu", "but", "bus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brun" is \bʁœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brun" come from?
"brun" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caen#5,321west#5,306Gang#5,348Ryan#5,286

Similar misspelling depth

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

life5 variantstirs5 variantstrio5 variantsadieu5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list