matière brute
\ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\
The verdict
“matière brute” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Produit naturel que l’on peut transformer.
| 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) |
Where “matière brute” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for matière brute is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “matière brute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -B-R-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\ (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.