brute épaisse
\bʁy.t‿e.pɛs\
The verdict
“brute épaisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne de mauvais caractère, de mauvaise foi et violente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brute-epaisse · brute épaisse · French
brute épaisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | brute épaisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁy.t‿e.pɛs\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « brute épaisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
brute épaisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁy.t‿e.pɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne de mauvais caractère, de mauvaise foi et violente.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brute épaisse, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is brute épaisse, spelled B-R-U-T-E- -É-P-A-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Personne de mauvais caractère, de mauvaise foi et violente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how brute épaisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous savons tous ce qu'est une brute épaisse. En général, ils parlent fort et se mettent en avant. Dans une cour d'école, la brute épaisse, c'est l'enfant qui n'arrête pas d'embêter les autres, montre du doigt, bouscule tout le monde.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.