embrunir
\ɑ̃.bʁy.niʁ\
The verdict
“embrunir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre brun ou plus brun.
Corpus desk
Index FR-embrunir · embrunir · French
embrunir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | embrunir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.bʁy.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « embrunir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
embrunir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.bʁy.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
embrunir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is embrunir, spelled E-M-B-R-U-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre brun ou plus brun.
- 2Devenir brun ou plus brun.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embrunir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et moi seul j'aurai vu se lever cette aurore Dans la tiède fraîcheur d'un matin embruni.
Là, le raisin embrunissait dans les vignes basses, à cause de l’eau qui était tombée.
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.