brusquement
\bʁys.kə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“brusquement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,919 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #12,919
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière brusque, inattendue ou soudaine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brusquement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bʁys.kə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #12,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brusquement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for brusquement is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bʁys.kə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,919 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "D’une manière brusque, inattendue ou soudaine.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for brusquement, with forms such as "bbrusquement", "brrusquement", and "brsuquement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is brusquement, spelled B-R-U-S-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière brusque, inattendue ou soudaine.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbrusquement,brrusquement,brsuquement,bruqsuement,brusqeument,brusqquement,brusqueemnt,brusquemennt,brusquementt,brusquemetn,brusquemment,brusquemnet,brusqumeent,brussquement,brusuqement,bursquement,rbusquement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brusquement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “brusquement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-U-S-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bʁys.kə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.