matière brute
\ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\
The verdict
“matière brute” 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) - Produit naturel que l’on peut transformer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-matiere-brute · matière brute · French
matière brute · 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 "M" 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 | matière brute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « matière brute » en français
Rare enough to double-check
matière brute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for matière brute, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is matière brute, spelled M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -B-R-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Produit naturel que l’on peut transformer.
- 2Matériau naturel entrant dans la composition ’un produit.
- 3Élément entrant dans un calcul ou un raisonnement.
- 4Par opposition à la matière vivante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how matière brute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le projet de loi ouvre la porte à l’utilisation de la vie humaine comme une simple matière brute utilisée pour créer des objets et des produits.
Il ne s’agit pas surtout de la matière brute, par exemple l’acier ou le béton.
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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.