matière brute

\ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\

/\ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\/ noun

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.

Key facts for matière brute
PropertyValue
Headwordmatière brute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « matière brute » en français

matière bruten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Produit naturel que l’on peut transformer.
  2. 2
    Matériau naturel entrant dans la composition ’un produit.
  3. 3
    Élément entrant dans un calcul ou un raisonnement.
  4. 4
    Par opposition à la matière vivante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how matière brute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. Il ne s’agit pas surtout de la matière brute, par exemple l’acier ou le béton.

Synonyms

matière premièrematière inerte

Antonyms

matière transforméematière vivantenature vivante

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matière brute"?
"matière brute" is spelled M-A-T-I-È-R-E- -B-R-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\.
What does "matière brute" mean?
As a noun, "matière brute" means: Produit naturel que l’on peut transformer.
How do you pronounce "matière brute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matière brute" is \ma.tjɛʁ bʁyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matière brute" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list