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 September 3, 2026) - Fanfaron qui fait le brave ; matamore.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fier-a-bras · fier-à-bras · French
fier-à-bras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « fier-à-bras » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fier-à-bras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand on voudra citer un hâbleur, un vantard, un belître, incapable de modérer sa langue, un fier-à-bras qui menace s'avaler le monde, on parlera d'Adhémar de Trémazenc de Capestang !
Un noble avait fait rosser Voltaire et je serais cravaché, peut-être, par un capitaine, ancien fier-à-bras de jardin public.
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.