esbroufe
\ɛs.bʁuf\
The verdict
“esbroufe” is an uncommon French word, ranked #65,136 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,136
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manières fanfaronnes et bruyantes, hâbleries de gens qui veulent en imposer aux autres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esbroufe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.bʁuf\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esbroufe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for esbroufe is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.bʁuf\. Corpus data places it at rank #65,136 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Manières fanfaronnes et bruyantes, hâbleries de gens qui veulent en imposer aux autres.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esbroufe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is esbroufe, spelled E-S-B-R-O-U-F-E.
Definition
- 1Manières fanfaronnes et bruyantes, hâbleries de gens qui veulent en imposer aux autres.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "esbroufe"?
What does "esbroufe" mean?
How do you pronounce "esbroufe"?
What language does "esbroufe" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “esbroufe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-S-B-R-O-U-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛs.bʁuf\ (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.