brunir
\bʁy.niʁ\
The verdict
“brunir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre brun.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brunir · brunir · French
brunir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | brunir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bʁy.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brunir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brunir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bʁy.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brunir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is brunir, spelled B-R-U-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre brun.
- 2Polir un métal.
- 3Donner à l’acier une certaine préparation qui le rend plus brun.
- 4Devenir brun.
- 5Devenir brun.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brunir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le soleil l'a bruni.
Brunir de l'or.
This word in other languages
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