fier-à-bras
\fjɛ.ʁa.bʁa\
The verdict
“fier-à-bras” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fanfaron qui fait le brave ; matamore.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fier-à-bras |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fjɛ.ʁa.bʁa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fier-à-bras” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fier-à-bras is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fjɛ.ʁa.bʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fanfaron qui fait le brave ; matamore.".
fier-à-bras has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fier-à-bras, spelled F-I-E-R---À---B-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Fanfaron qui fait le brave ; matamore.
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.
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Using “fier-à-bras”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-E-R---À---B-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fjɛ.ʁa.bʁa\ (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.