brutal
French, noun/bʁy.tal/
brutal is spelled B-R-U-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written French, the 10,464th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brutal is a French masculine noun meaning “person who acts brutally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme violent et emporté”.
What does brutal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brutal
noun
- 1
masculineperson who acts brutally
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tient de la brute, bestial. 2. Qui est violent ou emporté.
noun: 1. Homme violent et emporté.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brutal
- brutale feminine
- brutaux masculine plural
- brutales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brutal?
- /bʁy.tal/
- \bʁy.tal\
- [bʁy.tal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brutal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brutal in French?
brutal appears 5.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).