brute
French, noun/bʁyt/
brute is spelled B-R-U-T-E (5 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written French, the 7,951st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brute is a French feminine noun meaning “brute (animal lacking in reason, intelligence and sensibility)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of brut. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal considéré comme étant privé de raison”.
What does brute mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrute (animal lacking in reason, intelligence and sensibility)
- 2
feminineperson without reason, person devoid of reason
- 3
femininebully (one who imposes his will on others using violence)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of brut
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Animal considéré comme étant privé de raison. 2. Bête parmi les plus dépourvues d’intelligence et de sensibilité. 3. Homme qui n'a ni esprit ni raison. 4. Personne qui impose une volonté par la violence.
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 brute
- brutes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brute?
- /bʁyt/
- \bryt\
- [bʁyt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brute
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brute in French?
brute appears 7.9 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).